U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., in the next week will be hosting a bipartisan hearing in Washington, D.C., on how advanced technologies may pose a risk to national security and
The PACT Act presumes a service connection for myriad conditions related to toxic exposures from burn pits; contaminated water at Marine Corps bases in North Carolina; and the Vietnam-era defoliant, Agent Orange.
For PACT Act claims, veterans may enlist help from the VA itself; from its accredited representatives, including veterans service organizations; or from veterans offices run by state and local governments.