WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — After the PACT Act passed in the summer, it opened a new pathway for veterans suffering from cancer due to toxic exposures. However, the Department of Veterans Affairs wanted to ...

PALM DESERT – Last week, U.S. Congressman Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25) and U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) celebrated the advancement ...

Veterans, service members and advocates speaking at a roundtable hosted by lawmakers on Wednesday said that the U.S. military isn't doing enough to prevent long-term health effects tied to toxins and ...

Veterans over the age of 50 years show an increased risk of kidney cancer when compared with non-veteran populations of a similar age. Consistent evidence suggests that for this group, PFAS exposure ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Montana VA Health Care System is bringing in-person PACT Act claims clinics to two Montana communities this month. The clinics are scheduled for Box Elder on Tuesday, Sept. 17, ...

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill aiding veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan into law Wednesday morning, calling the PACT Act "the most significant law ...

WAGONER, Okla. — The Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System held a "Meeting Veterans Where They Are" PACT Act claims event in Wagoner on Thursday. "It's just a way that veterans can know [about their ...

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-Va.) announced that a lease has been awarded for a new Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Hampton Roads, a move they say will expand ...