Veterans Affairs officials have now approved more than 1 million ... the claims, officials said. The department has also conducted more than 5.4 million toxic exposure screenings over the last ...

In raw numbers, more than 1 million claims ... pit exposure. Now, the law requires the VA to assume that certain respiratory illnesses and cancers were related to burn pit or other toxic exposure ...

Opinon: Many of these exposures occurred during routine duties, including cleaning equipment and maintaining aircraft.

With the introduction of the PACT Act in 2022, over 1.7 million claims were processed by 2024 by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), totaling $6.8 billion. This represents a ...