Veterans Benefits – AUGUST 2022

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  • Jeff and Janna Yeakey, FreedomRiverFlows.org
  • Bryan Bradford, VeteransConnected.org
  • Brig Gen Carol Ann Fausone (ret) – Legal Help for Veterans
  • Brian Hayes – Communications Director, Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System

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Veterans Benefits - August 2022

Hosted by Dale Throneberry

The Burn Pits of Iraq and Afghanistan

What’s the PACT Act and how will it affect my VA benefits and care?

The PACT Act is perhaps the largest health care and benefit expansion in VA history. The full name of the law is The Sergeant First Class (SFC) Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act.

The PACT Act will bring these changes:

  • Expands and extends eligibility for VA health care for Veterans with toxic exposures and Veterans of the Vietnam, Gulf War, and post-9/11 eras
  • Adds more than 20 new presumptive conditions for burn pits and other toxic exposures
  • Adds more presumptive-exposure locations for Agent Orange and radiation
  • Requires VA to provide a toxic exposure screening to every Veteran enrolled in VA health care
  • Helps us improve research, staff education, and treatment related to toxic exposures

If you’re a Veteran or survivor, you can file claims now to apply for PACT Act-related benefits.

More details from the VA  or CALL 1-800-MYVA411

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