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Find upcoming Summer VetFest event dates! Explore PACT Act's Veteran health care and benefits expansion, with support for burn pits, Agent Orange, and more.

The PACT Act expands benefits, health care, and services to Veterans and their survivors, who were exposed to environmental toxins such as Agent Orange in Vietnam, burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other herbicides or radiation exposures in other places around the world where Veterans served.

Follow multidisciplinary team efforts to diagnose and treat Marine Veteran exposed to burn pits in Iraq. “Veterans want and deserve answers.”

If you served in OIF, and have a disability or illness as a result, you may be eligible for VA benefits and services.

A March 24 provider webinar will discuss Veteran health concerns related to exposure to burn pits and other airborne hazards.

Exposure to contaminants or environmental hazards poses a major health concern for Veterans of all eras. If you served in Iraq, Afghanistan or other areas and believe you were exposed to hazardous materials – including particulate matter, burn pits and others – disability compensation and other VA benefits for related illnesses or conditions may be available for you.

VA Secretary Denis McDonough answered questions on COVID, wait times, medical marijuana, inflation, and more during a Veteran townhall.

Were you exposed to hazardous materials while serving in the military, such as from Agent Orange or burn pits? Did you serve in Vietnam, Thailand or Southwest Asia? If so, you may be eligible to file for service-connected benefits based on presumptive exposure.

VA announced today two major decisions related to presumptive conditions associated with Agent Orange and particulate matter exposures during military service in Southwest Asia.

Veterans exposed to airborne hazards, sign up with the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry. Help us understand long-term effects, improve care and connect you with the care you’ve earned.

Veterans who served in Iraq, Afghanistan or other areas of Southwest Asia may have been exposed to airborne hazards like burn pits. Here’s how to proactively monitor your health and help other Veterans.