People who qualifies for the Pact Act are people that served in the Vietnam War, Iraq, Afghanistan, Gulf War or other combat zone after 9/11 or if the person was deployed in support of the Global War on Terror.
Other people that qualify for the Pact Act are people that were exposed to any toxins or other hazards during military serve abroad or at home.
To qualify for the Pact Act you must have a diagnosis of one or more of these presumptive conditions, adult leukemia, aplastic anemia and other myelodysplastic syndromes, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, liver cancer, multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or Parkinson's disease.
Based on current compensation rates, a single veteran with no children and a 60% disability rating may be entitled to over $1,000.00 in compensation per month.
This amount increases to over $3,000.00 with a 100% VA disability rating.
Conditions that fall under the PACT Act include.
Adult leukemia.
Aplastic anemia and other myelodysplastic syndromes.
Bladder cancer.
Kidney cancer.
Liver cancer.
Multiple myeloma.
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Parkinson's disease.
The PACT Act extends and expands VA health care eligibility.
All Veterans are encouraged to apply for VA health care, regardless of separation date.
VA health care eligibility depends on service history and other factors.