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In New Mexico more than 11,800 claims have been sent to the VA, which has processed and approved 6,858 of those claims, according to data provided by the White House.

Before the bill became law, veterans often had to prove to the VA that their illnesses were connected to their military service if they wanted to receive benefits or health care for those illnesses.

President Joe Biden is set to announce that 1 million claims have been granted for benefits under a toxic exposure law.

A special claims clinic will take place on Thursday for veterans who have been exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, or other toxic substances.

This morning, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs is set to grant over 1 million disability compensation claims nationwide.

U.S. veterans have received about $5.7 billion in benefits under a new law that broadened disability claims involving burn pit or other toxic exposure during their service.

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced the delivery of 11,406 PACT Act-related disability compensation claims to veterans and survivors in Arkansas.

That amounts to about 888,000 veterans and survivors in all 50 states who have been able to receive disability benefits under the law.

President Joe Biden traveled to New Hampshire on Tuesday to detail the impact of a law that helps veterans get key benefits as a result of burn pit or other toxic exposure during their service.

The delivery of benefits to veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins from military service reached a milestone Tuesday, with the Department of Veterans Affairs announcing one million claims totaling $5.7 billion have been awarded to former service members.