拜登总统宣布超过 100 万份 PACT 法案申请已获批准。 President Biden announces over 1 million PACT Act claims approved.

拜登总统将宣布根据 PACT 法案批准了超过 100 万项索赔，用于帮助接触有毒物质的退伍军人。 President Biden to announce over 1 million claims approved under PACT Act, aiding veterans with toxic exposure. 2022 年 8 月签署的《PACT 法案》向全美 50 个州近 888,000 名退伍军人和幸存者提供了 57 亿美元的福利。 The PACT Act, signed in August 2022, has granted $5.7 billion in benefits to nearly 888,000 veterans and survivors in all 50 states. 该法案要求退伍军人事务部假设特定的呼吸系统疾病和癌症与烧伤坑或其他有毒物质暴露有关，而无需退伍军人证明这种联系。 The legislation requires the VA to assume specific respiratory illnesses and cancers are related to burn pit or other toxic exposure without requiring veterans to prove the link.