The PACT Act: What Nevada Veterans Need to Know

The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022 is the largest expansion of VA benefits in history. Signed into law on August 10, 2022, it extended VA health care eligibility and added presumptive service connection for more than 20 conditions related to burn pit exposure, Agent Orange, radiation, and other toxic exposures.

Who Qualifies

Veterans who served in Southwest Asia (post-9/11 era), Vietnam, Korea, and other areas with documented toxic exposure may now qualify for presumptive service connection — meaning the VA must presume the condition was caused by service without requiring veterans to prove a direct link.

Key Presumptive Conditions Added

The PACT Act added presumptive conditions including: cancers (bladder, head and neck, reproductive, respiratory, squamous cell carcinomas, and more), constrictive bronchiolitis, and constrictive pericarditis. It also extended the presumption period for Agent Orange exposure.

If You Were Previously Denied

If you filed a claim for burn pit exposure, toxic exposure, or a related condition before August 2022 and were denied, you may now be eligible to refile as a Supplemental Claim under the new PACT Act presumptions. Nevada veterans are winning PACT Act claims at a 73% rate.