Rolled out with great fanfare in November 2022, toxic exposure screenings for all VA patients were mandated by the PACT Act, the sweeping law passed in August of that year that expanded benefits and health care for millions of veterans exposed to environmental hazards during their military service.
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Deployed veterans were more likely to have silica in their lungs than people who weren't in the armed forces, with combat veterans showing more damage than service members who worked in other jobs.
Deployed veterans were more likely to have silica in their lungs than people who weren't in the armed forces, with combat veterans showing more damage than service members who worked in other jobs.
Deployed veterans were more likely to have silica in their lungs than people who weren't in the armed forces, with combat veterans showing more damage than service members who worked in other jobs.