Family members hold up images of deceased loved ones during the ceremony at which U.S. President Joe Biden signed the PACT Act in the East Room of the White House on Aug. 10, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

President Joe Biden is traveling to New Hampshire to discuss the impact of the PACT Act, aimed at assisting veterans exposed to toxins. Since the law's enactment in August 2022, over 1 million claims ...

The clock is counting down to the final deadline for certain U.S. military veterans, or their surviving family members, to receive maximum benefits for a toxic exposure-related medical condition under ...

Veterans who plan to seek benefits under the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, or PACT Act, must do so by Wednesday, August 9, in order for any payout to be backdated a year. Veterans can ...

In the last year since the PACT Act went into effect, the Department of Veterans Affairs has expanded benefits and health care to hundreds of thousands of veterans, with more expected to qualify as ...

President Biden this week touted the year-old law meant to deliver the biggest expansion of veterans benefits in decades, though the effort is off to a rocky start. Exactly 365 days after putting into ...

is your neighborhood reporter for Robstown and western Nueces County. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Yesterday was supposed to be the due date for the Pact Act applications to be submitted but because of ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – A major deadline for veterans of the Vietnam, Gulf War and post-9/11 eras is fast approaching, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is urging more veterans to file claims for ...

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough speaks in New York during a resource fair for veterans and survivors to apply for benefits under the PACT Act. (Bebeto Matthews/AP) The Department of ...

TULSA, Okla. — With the passage of the "PACT Act" and its implementation in January, millions of veterans are now eligible to file for VA health care and benefits. The full name of the law is the ...

WEEK NOW BEFORE AN IMPORTANT DEADLINE IN THE PACT ACT. AUGUST 9TH. NEXT WEDNESDAY IS THE LAST DAY THAT YOU CAN LET THE US GOVERNMENT KNOW THAT YOU BELIEVE YOUR MILITARY SERVICE LED TO A HEALTH PROBLEM ...

That was the thought rushing through my head as I stood steps away from President Joe Biden as he signed the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics — ...