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Veterans will have an opportunity to enroll in VA health care if eligible, complete a toxic exposure screening, and receive assistance in filing their PACT Act related claims. Just bring

your DD214 and our Veterans Benefit staff will be happy to help you file your claim! If you know other Veterans or survivors who may be eligible, please share this information. There is no

restriction or rule on the time frame for eligibility after discharge. If you believe that you have a condition that is related to exposure to toxins during Vietnam, the Gulf War or post

9/11, you are encouraged to be bring our DD214, be screened and file a claim. Need more info on the PACT Act? Please contact VA at 1-800-MyVA411 or visit www.va.gov/PACT. WHAT’S THE PACT ACT

AND HOW WILL IT AFFECT MY VA BENEFITS AND CARE? The PACT Act is perhaps the largest health care and benefit expansion in VA history. The full name of the law is The Sergeant First Class

(SFC) Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act. THE PACT ACT WILL BRING THESE CHANGES: * Expands and extends eligibility for VA health care for Veterans

with toxic exposures and Veterans of the Vietnam, Gulf War, and post-9/11 eras * Adds 20+ more presumptive conditions for burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic exposures * Adds more 

presumptive-exposure locations for Agent Orange and radiation * Requires VA to provide a toxic exposure screening to every Veteran enrolled in VA health care * Helps us improve research,

staff education, and treatment related to toxic exposures If you’re a Veteran or survivor, you can file claims now to apply for PACT Act-related benefits. Back to top WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO

HAVE A PRESUMPTIVE CONDITION FOR TOXIC EXPOSURE? To get a VA disability rating, your disability must connect to your military service. For many health conditions, you need to prove that your

service caused your condition.  But for some conditions, we automatically assume (or “presume”) that your service caused your condition. We call these “presumptive conditions.” We consider

a condition presumptive when it's established by law or regulation. If you have a presumptive condition, you don’t need to prove that your service caused the condition. You only need to

meet the service requirements for the presumption. GULF WAR ERA AND POST-9/11 VETERAN ELIGIBILITY