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President Biden signed the PACT Act, a bill that will ease access to medical care for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits.

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Burn pits – open-air trash sites that dispose of military waste through burning – exposed about 3.5 million veterans to toxic chemicals that could result in respiratory illness or various forms of cancer, according to the Department of Defense.

The PACT Act would expand eligibility for veterans exposed to burn pits. Currently, there is no clear evidence directly linking burn pits with respiratory illness and cancer.

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