The 2022 PACT Act streamlined benefits and health care eligibility for veterans who had been exposed to military hazards, but questions and concerns remain about the equitability, scientific robustness, …

The Veterans Health Administration (VA) has undertaken a major initiative to transform primary care delivery through implementation of Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACTs). Based on the patient …

In 2021, Congress passed the Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act followed by the PACT Act in 2022 extending healthcare benefits to veterans with burn pit exposure. This has garnered national …

On August 10 th, 2022, legislation known as the Pact Act was signed that expands medical care eligibility to veterans exposed to burn pits. The legislation will allocate an estimated $280 billion over …

Conditions of discharge from the military Service-related conditions (e.g., disability, military sexual trauma) Eligible veterans are assigned to 1 of 8 priority groups. Determines when a veteran is …

BC is of great concern to VA and is a presumptive condition under The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022. …

Is there an association between open burn pit exposure and incident headache and migraine? In this cohort study, 247 583 veterans with both forms of exposure to open burn pits (who were near sites …

Veterans' advocates are pushing to have several blood cancers added to the list of conditions considered to be service-connected under the PACT Act, a move that would make some Gulf War …