The Complete PACT Act Presumptive Conditions List
By Telemedica
7/26/2024
The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, or VA PACT Act, added more than 20 additional presumptive conditions for burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic exposures.
This guide will cover all of the conditions on the PACT Act presumptive conditions list, including eligibility requirements.
PACT Act Presumptive Disabilities
With PACT Act presumptive disabilities, you don’t need to prove that your service caused your condition. Instead, you only need to meet the service requirements for the presumption.
The VA assumes or “presumes” that your military service caused your condition. However, you must still have a current medical diagnosis.
PACT Act Eligibility: Dates and Locations
To qualify for PACT Act presumptive disabilities, you must have served:
- On or after August 2, 1990, in Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, the UAE, or the airspace above these locations, OR
- On or after September 11, 2001, in Afghanistan, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Uzbekistan, Yemen, or the airspace above these locations.
If you served in these areas, it’s presumed you were exposed to the following airborne particulates:
- Burn pit fumes and smoke
- Sand and dust
- General air pollution
- Fuel, jet fuel, exhaust, and mechanical fumes
- Smoke from oil well fires
Note: You may still be eligible for VA healthcare based on your service even if the above doesn’t apply to you.
Check the full health care eligibility requirements
PACT Act Presumptive Conditions List
The following 25 conditions are now “presumed” to be service-connected due to a veteran’s exposure to burn pits and other airborne hazards, including two new conditions caused by Agent Orange:
- Asthma that was diagnosed after service (Diagnostic Code 6602)
- Brain cancer (DC 8002/8003)
- Chronic bronchitis (DC 6600)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (DC 6604)
- Chronic rhinitis (DC 6522)
- Chronic sinusitis (DC 6510-6514)
- Constrictive bronchiolitis or obliterative bronchiolitis (DC 6600)
- Emphysema (DC 6603)
- Gastrointestinal cancer of any type (DC 7343)
- Granulomatous disease (DC 6524)
- Head cancer of any type
- High blood pressure (also called hypertension) (DC 7101)
- Interstitial lung disease (ILD) (DC 6825-6833)
- Lymphoma of any type (various codes depending on type)
- Melanoma (DC 7833)
- Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) (DC 7712)
- Neck cancer of any type (DC 6819)
- Pancreatic cancer (DC 7343)
- Pleuritis (DC 6845)
- Pulmonary fibrosis (DC 6825)
- Respiratory (breathing-related) cancer of any type (DC 6819)
- Sarcoidosis (DC 6846)
PACT Act: Effective Dates
When it comes to the PACT Act list of conditions, there is no deadline for filing a claim for VA disability benefits.
PACT Act Back Pay
However, to receive PACT Act back pay, you must have submitted a PACT Act VA disability claim by August 14, 2023. If eligible, your benefits would be backdated to August 10, 2022.
If you submitted your PACT Act claim after August 14, 2023, you may still receive VA disability benefits but not PACT Act back pay.
How Telemedica Can Help
While you don’t need to prove your military service caused a presumptive condition, you still must provide an official medical diagnosis.
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