VA approved over 21,000 Michigan claims under burn pit law

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : "The Department of Veterans Affairs said the approval rate for PACT Act claims has been about 75%, representing more than $5.7 billion in earned benefits for veterans for over 888,000 veterans and survivors across the 50 states and U.S. territories receiving new service-connected disability benefits.
53% : The expansion of veterans health care to cover toxic exposure claims is the result of a bipartisan bill signed into law two years ago in 2022 known as the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics, or PACT Act.
47% : The average VA rating for PACT Act claims to date is 70% -- a metric that measures the level of disability or impairment caused by service-connected conditions, senior administration officials said.

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