VA on Toxic Exposure Claims: What vets need to do right now

Now that the law establishes a service connection for 23+ health conditions, we asked VA Press Secretary, Terrence Hayes, “What do veterans need to do next?” Hayes is more than just a senior VA spokesperson. He spent over a year in Iraq and truly understands how toxic exposures have hurt veterans over the last two decades.In this interview, we discussed: Precisely which health conditions are now presumed to be “service-connected”? What vets need to do right now? Does VA have the staff to process all these new claims? Will the backlog will affect how VA processes these claims? When veterans can expect to get their claims approved? Veterans- start the process today!To begin go to: VA.gov/PACT