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VSOs press VA on PACT Act presumptive process and timeliness of benefits
Summary
Veterans service organizations told the joint hearing that the Honoring our PACT Act created a framework for presumptive service connection but that veterans remain waiting; witnesses urged VA transparency on the process for adding new presumptives and reinstating contract and staff resources needed to implement the law.
Veterans service organizations told a joint House–Senate hearing that the PACT Act’s framework for presumptive service connection has helped many veterans but leaves other exposed veterans waiting for VA decisions and that the department must be more transparent about its review process.
Why it matters: The PACT Act (Honoring our PACT Act of 2022) expanded VA benefits for toxic‑exposed veterans and created procedures for evaluating additional presumptive conditions. Witnesses said…
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