Jennifer Shutt, New Hampshire Bulletin President Joe Biden on Friday celebrated the number of veterans enrolled in VA health care and benefits as part of a law he signed nearly two years ago, though he said more work must be done for troops who were stationed at a base in …
Read More »New Biden Campaign Ad Highlights The PACT Act On Veterans Day Weekend
Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star A new campaign ad from President Joe Biden released today will highlight the Sgt 1st Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, or PACT Act, legislation that expands health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic chemicals while on active duty. …
Read More »PACT Act In One Year Aided 340,000 Ailing Veterans And Survivors, Biden Says
Ashley Murray, Arkansas Advocate One of the “most significant laws ever signed to help veterans” has already assisted over 340,000 former service members and their survivors seeking care for illnesses and cancers now presumed to be connected to open burn pits and other toxins, President Joe Biden said in Utah …
Read More »GOP Senators Reverse Course, Backs Aid For Veterans Exposed To Burn Pits
Jennifer Shutt, Nebraska Examiner The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed bipartisan legislation that would provide health care and benefits to millions of veterans exposed to toxic substances while deployed overseas, after many Republicans switched their votes and decided once again to back the legislation. The shift came after days of …
Read More »Biden Signs Nine Bills Improving Health Care For Veterans
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a bill to provide better access to mammograms for veterans exposed to burn pits as part of nine bills signed into law aimed to improve veterans’ health care. He also signed eight other pieces of legislation Tuesday focused on veteran health care, including a …
Read More »VA Adds 9 Respiratory Cancers To List Of Illnesses Caused By Burn Pits
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced Monday that it created a fast-track to disability compensation for veterans who developed one of nine rare respiratory cancers because of their exposure to toxic burn pits during overseas deployments. The cancers were added to the department’s presumptive list, which lowers the amount …
Read More »House Approves Bill To Help Veterans Exposed To Toxins
The House passed legislation on Thursday to deliver comprehensive health care and benefits to veterans exposed to toxins during military service. The “Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act,” H.R. 3967, would significantly expand the list of “presumptive” conditions for veterans. Those are ailments that the federal government …
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