According to a department announcement, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs is going to cover more veterans who have been exposed to poisons and hazardous materials.
VA Health Care; Source- CNET
VA Health Care
A VA news statement states that starting on March 5, any veterans who were subjected to hazardous materials will be able to enroll straight into VA health care as a result of the expansion. Additionally qualified will be veterans who were subjected to toxins either during training or while in the United States. With the extension, more veterans will have the chance to undergo screening for the negative consequences of hazardous contact, which was previously limited to military personnel who served in specific locations or at specific times.
Eligibility For VA Health Care
The earlier Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, which expanded veterans’ access to health care by increasing the number of toxic exposure exams and treatments, is being phased down in part by this modification. To be eligible for VA health care, veterans do not need to apply for VA disability compensation benefits. According to environmental health registry coordinator Matthew Boles, the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System is the best in the country when it comes to hazardous tests for veterans. Nearly 45,000 of the 71,000 veterans treated by the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System had undergone hazardous tests. Boles and other officials worry that the sheer volume of veterans may result in increased wait times for services.
Registration For VA Health Care
If applicable, veterans who may have come into contact with hazardous materials of any kind should also register with toxic screening registries. Veterans can get free health examinations by applying for the register, which also enables researchers to better understand the long-term impacts of exposure. The Agent Orange Registry, the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, the Gulf War Registry, the Ionizing Radiation Registry, the Depleted Uranium Follow-Up Program, and the Toxic Embedded Fragment Surveillance Center are the six current registers for various types of exposure.
