Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Tester: VA Expands Toxic-Exposed Veterans Eligibility for Benefits Using Tester PACT Act
June 14, 2024
June 14, 2024
WASHINGTON, June 14 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news:
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 se . . .
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 se . . .