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PACT Act: New VA Benefits for Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits

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The PACT Act is a new law that expands VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances.

The PACT Act is a new law that expands VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances.The law will help VA provide the best possible care and benefits to Veterans who have been exposed to these dangerous conditions.

Visit the VA’s page on The PACT Act Here

CCK Law Put together this video explaining the PACT Act.

You can also call VA at 800-698-2411 (TTY: 711)

You can apply for PACT Act related disability compensation or healthcare now:

 File a disability claim online

 Apply for VA health care

The PACT Act is the largest health care and benefit expansion in VA history. It 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.

If you have a presumptive condition, you don’t need to prove that your service caused the condition. You only need to meet the service requirements for the presumption.

These cancers are now presumptive:

  • Brain cancer
  • Gastrointestinal cancer of any type
  • Glioblastoma
  • Head cancer of any type
  • Kidney cancer
  • Lymphatic cancer of any type
  • Lymphoma of any type
  • Melanoma
  • Neck cancer
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Reproductive cancer of any type
  • Respiratory (breathing-related) cancer of any type

These illnesses are now presumptive:

  • Asthma that was diagnosed after service
  • Chronic bronchitis
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Chronic rhinitis
  • Chronic sinusitis
  • Constrictive bronchiolitis or obliterative bronchiolitis
  • Emphysema
  • Granulomatous disease
  • Interstitial lung disease (ILD)
  • Pleuritis
  • Pulmonary fibrosis
  • Sarcoidosis

If you served in any of these locations and time periods, VA has determined that you had exposure to burn pits or other toxins. We call this having a presumption of exposure.

On or after September 11, 2001, in any of these locations:

  • Afghanistan
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Syria
  • Uzbekistan
  • Yemen
  • The airspace above any of these locations

On or after August 2, 1990, in any of these locations:

  • Bahrain
  • Iraq
  • Kuwait
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Somalia
  • The United Arab Emirates (UAE)
  • The airspace above any of these locations

Check out VA’s page for full details.

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