VA approves 20,000 claims for Colorado vets exposed to toxic chemicals

The Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora on Nov. 9, 2023. The image was made using homemade plastic filters that the photogapgher attached to 50mm lens to give the image a more stylized look. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

By Sam Tabachnik | stabachnik@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: May 23, 2024 at 6:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: May 23, 2024 at 3:45 PM MDT

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The PACT Act seeks to address the impacts of burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan, in which chemicals, tires, plastics, medical equipment and human waste were disposed of on military bases.

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VA approves 20,000 claims for Colorado veterans exposed to toxic chemicals during war

The expansion in health care comes from the federal PACT Act, signed into law in 2022

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