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The PACT ACT Explained: Toxic Exposure Veterans' Benefits

The Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act is a piece of legislation that will provide improved benefits and health care to veterans suffering from toxic exposure, including Agent Orange and burn pits, as well as expand exposure-related research, resources, and training. The bill, when passed, would do the following: Expand VA health care eligibility to post-9/11 combat veterans, which is estimated to include more than 5 million toxic-exposed veterans Create a framework for the establishment of future presumptions of service connection related to toxic exposure Add 23 burn pit and toxic exposure-related conditions to VA’s list of service presumptions Expand presumptions related to Agent Orange exposure to include Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Guam, American Samoa, and Johnston Atoll Expand presumptions for radiation-exposed veterans at certain locations between certain years. Strengthen federal research on toxic exposure Improve VA’s resources and training for toxic-exposed veterans Invest in VA claims processing, VA’s workforce, and VA health care facilities READ the blog post here: https://cck-law.com/blog/new-bipartis... Agent Orange in Thailand: https://cck-law.com/veterans-law/agen... Agent Orange Effects: https://cck-law.com/veterans-law/what... Burn Pit Locations Map: https://cck-law.com/military-burn-pit... Camp Lejeune Lawsuit: https://cck-law.com/camp-lejeune-toxi... Learn More About CCK Law: https://cck-law.com/why-hire-cck-for-... 0:00 Introduction 0:35 Overview of the PACT Act 2:22 Expand VA Healthcare for Toxic Exposure Veterans 3:55 Add 23 Presumptive Conditions Related to Toxic Exposure and Burn Pits 6:35 How Will VA Effective Dates Work? 8:47 Expand Agent Orange Presumptive Conditions and Locations List: Thailand, Loas, Cambodia, Guam, etc. 13:18 Creating a Framework for Adding Future Presumptive Conditions 16:03 Expanding Toxic Exposure Research: Gulf War Illness, MUCMI, TBIs, Fort McClellan, etc. 18:16 Camp Lejeune Contaminated Water Lawsuit 19:58 Chronic Conditions Among Gulf War Veterans 21:49 Improving VA Resources and Training (e.g., Automatic VA Claims Processing) 24:08 Closing Thoughts Feel free to ask questions, give us feedback, or request new veterans' law topics below! And don't forget to SUBSCRIBE so you won’t miss future videos. Visit our website at cck-law.com.