VA Expands Toxic-Exposed Veterans Eligibility for Benefits Using Tester PACT Act
June 15, 2024
June 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on June 14, 2024:
Leveraging authorities granted to it by Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester's PACT Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today added three new cancer types to its list of service-connected disabilities presumed to be caused by military toxic exposure. Presumptive service connection ensures VA automatically assumes a disease is service-connected--making the . . .
Leveraging authorities granted to it by Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester's PACT Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today added three new cancer types to its list of service-connected disabilities presumed to be caused by military toxic exposure. Presumptive service connection ensures VA automatically assumes a disease is service-connected--making the . . .