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Council hearing examines VA’s new presumptive conditions and PACT Act impacts
Summary
Witnesses described the VA's expansion of presumptive conditions under the PACT Act, how that expands veterans' eligibility for benefits and testing, and concerns that proposed federal staffing cuts could reduce capacity to serve newly eligible veterans.
At a March 20 Boston City Council Committee on Veterans and Military Families hearing, city and VA officials discussed the Department of Veterans Affairs’ recent expansion of presumptive conditions and how the change intersects with local outreach and capacity.
Councilor Ed Flynn read the docket on new cancer presumptions announced by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and said the city must understand how increased eligibility will affect local services. "With the signing of the PACT Act in 2022," Flynn said, "more veterans are eligible for benefits related to…
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