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URGENT: New legislation will be voted on tomorrow by the House VA Committee - the Honoring Our PACT Act - that will finally establish that if a veteran has suffered an injury from toxic exposures like from burn pits during their deployments, they will be granted disability and healthcare benefits by the VA. Very strong possibility this can be enacted by the 9/11 anniversary. PLEASE SHARE WIDELY!
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Burn Pits
Veterans Affairs (VA)
Congress
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Like all recent major reforms, the VSO/MSO community presses Congress to provide strong oversight, and they do, and VA responds. Often they don't get it right in the beginning, but they do respond and implement the new laws.
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CAPT (Join to see) - I see. Well, I'm hopeful especially considering that it took until 1991 for the government to mandate that the VA treat diseases related to Agent Orange exposure.
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That was Congress not acting. Lots of pressure mounting now for Congress to act. But some are making noise about it costing too much.
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CAPT (Join to see) - There's always that. My concern is always that the VA moves at a snail's pace.
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