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Concern about military toxic exposure injuries remains high among vets
By Leo Shane III
Wednesday, Nov 22
A bus arrives at the Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center in New Mexico. (Russell Contreras/AP)
Veterans Affairs medical staff say patients continue to report high rates of concern about potential military toxic exposure injuries, underscoring the non-combat dangers faced by troops across different generations of military service.
In November 2022, as part of outreach efforts mandated under the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act — better known as the PACT Act — VA officials began administering toxic exposure screenings as part of regular veteran health care visits. VA Under Secretary for Health Dr. Shereef Elnahal said this week that the department completed nearly 5 million total screenings in the last year.
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