Agent Orange + PACT Act
Vietnam + Gulf War vets — apply NOW. Money owed.
PACT Act 2022 = expanded benefits
- Major 2022 law expanded toxin exposure benefits.
- Added 20+ new conditions to presumptive list.
- Vietnam, Korea, Gulf War, post-9/11 vets all covered.
- Burn pit + Agent Orange + radiation exposure.
- Most eligible vets HAVEN'T applied.
- $300-3,500/mo tax-free disability + healthcare.
Agent Orange (Vietnam) presumptive
- Type 2 diabetes.
- Ischemic heart disease.
- Hypertension (added 2022).
- Parkinson's + Parkinsonism.
- Bladder cancer.
- Hypothyroidism.
- Multiple cancers (prostate, lung, etc.).
- Chronic B-cell leukemias.
- Peripheral neuropathy.
Burn pit + post-9/11
- Iraq, Afghanistan, Gulf War vets.
- Asthma, COPD, sinusitis, rhinitis.
- Many cancers (presumptive).
- Reproductive cancers.
- Brain cancer.
- If served in Southwest Asia — apply.
Apply
- VA.gov/disability — file online.
- VA Form 21-526EZ.
- Provide DD-214 + medical records.
- FREE help — VFW, American Legion, DAV.
- NEVER pay private "benefits consultants."
- Backpay from filing date.
- Process 4-12 months.
Survivors benefits (DIC)
- Surviving spouse may be eligible if vet died from condition.
- Even if vet died years ago.
- $1,663+/month tax-free (2026).
- Apply for service-connected death.
- Many widows don't know.
- Check spouse's death certificate cause of death.
Free toxic exposure screening
- VA offers free toxic exposure screening.
- For ANY vet, regardless of conditions.
- Documents exposure for future claims.
- Schedule at local VA medical center.
- Takes 30 minutes.
- Critical record even if healthy now.
Don't wait
If you served + have any of these conditions = APPLY. Many vets denied initially — APPEAL. VFW/American Legion service officers handle 95% appeals successfully. Disability rating 10% gets free VA healthcare. Money owed — claim it.