{"id":77050,"date":"2024-08-20T17:52:26","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T17:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/08\/20\/vets-pact-act-claims-continue-to-rise-two-years-after-laws-passage\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:33:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:33:51","slug":"vets-pact-act-claims-continue-to-rise-two-years-after-laws-passage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2024\/08\/20\/vets-pact-act-claims-continue-to-rise-two-years-after-laws-passage\/","title":{"rendered":"Vets\u2019 PACT Act claims continue to rise, two years after law\u2019s passage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In his speech at the Democratic National Convention on Monday night, President Joe Biden touted the 2022 PACT Act<\/a> as \u201cone of the most significant laws ever helping veterans and their families\u201d and a cornerstone of his administration\u2019s achievements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the full impact of the law \u2014 which granted new disability benefits to veterans who suffered toxic exposure injuries<\/a> while in the ranks \u2014 may not be known for years to come. More veterans received health care and financial aid through the law in its second year than the first, and Department of Veterans Affairs statistics suggest that number could continue to grow into the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The law \u2014 officially the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act<\/a> \u2014 passed its two-year anniversary earlier this month. When it was enacted, veterans advocates estimated that as many as one in every five veterans living in America today might benefit from some provisions in the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n