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Pits and other sources. cbs s ed o keefe reports the deadline to qualify for retroactive benefits has been extended, but time is running out. in april of this year. reporter: marking the anniversary of a landmark law, today in utah, president biden recalled his son, beau, one of the veterans exposed to toxic fumes from burn pits at bases in iraq and afghanistan. and later died of brain cancer. it s personal for my family, but it s also personal for so many of you. reporter: army reservist le roy torres also served in iraq. ten years later, he was diagnosed with constrictive bronchitis. i was more concerned with either, you know, indirect fire or being shot, but never did i know that, you know, this invisible enemy was going to follow us home. reporter: the pact act is designed to assist up to 4.5 million veterans exposed to burn pits or to agent orange in vietnam. so far, there have been about 800,000 sign-ups. veterans like us are now eligible for a new va care and benefit