About the PACT Act
The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, commonly known as the PACT Act, is a monumental step forward for VA and the Veterans, families, caregivers and survivors we serve.
What is the PACT Act?
The PACT Act empowers VA to provide much-needed benefits and care to generations of Veterans who were exposed to toxic fumes and other environmental hazards while fighting for our country.
This legislation is perhaps the biggest expansion of Veteran benefits in history. Specifically, the PACT Act will:
- Empower VA to deliver benefits to Veterans suffering from more than 20 toxic exposure-related conditions, and to their survivors;
- Make generations of Veterans eligible for VA health care, while increasing care for many more;
- Ensure that every enrolled Veteran can receive an initial toxic exposure screening at VA and follow-up screening at least every 5 years;
- Increase funding for VA research on Veteran toxic exposure;
- Give VA tools to hire and retain employees and modernize over 30 facilities
- Solidify our process for establishing presumptions of service connection of toxic exposure-related conditions, which puts one goal above all else: getting Veterans the benefits and care they’ve earned and deserve
Please use the below resources to learn more about the PACT Act.
These are the key messages for Veterans, their families, and survivors as they learn about the PACT Act.
- We at VA want Veterans and survivors to apply now for PACT Act benefits.
- Veterans and survivors can learn more about the PACT Act by visiting VA.gov/PACT or calling 1-800-MY-VA-411.