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Meeting the deadline could result in thousands of dollars' worth of additional payouts.
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Veterans who were exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances while serving may be eligible for more benefits under a new law called the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act. It’s the most significant expansion of benefits and services for toxic-exposed veterans in more than three decades.
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President Biden is urging Congress to send a burn-pits bill to his desk.
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The president visited Fort Worth on Tuesday to talk about improving healthcare for veterans exposed to toxic substances during their time in the service.
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LeRoy Torres sued the Texas Department of Public Safety after, he says, the agency forced him to resign from his job as a state trooper. It also did not provide accommodations for his breathing problems, he says, which were caused by exposure to burn pits when he was deployed as a reservist in Iraq from 2007 to 2008.
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The Texas Supreme Court has accepted a case which could have major implications for military reservists whose employment rights are violated by the…
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In late May, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill to help veterans exposed to open-air burn pits. It would create a state registry of health and exposure…
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The Texas Senate passed a bill Thursday to create a statewide registry of veterans who were exposed to burn pit smoke. Open burn pits were a common method…
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Open air burn pits were once a common method of waste disposal used by the U.S. military. More than 250 burned in Iraq and Afghanistan — and thousands of…
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Congressman Joaquin Castro introduced legislation earlier this month that called for the Department of Veterans Affairs to offer relief to veterans…