WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The office of Sen. Jon Tester has issued the following news release:
Following years-long efforts by Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester to expand toxic-exposed veterans' access to health care, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announcedthat all veterans who were exposed to toxins and other hazards while serving in the military will be eligible to enroll directly in VA health care without first applying for VA benefits, beginning March 5.VA's move to expand health care for toxic-exposed veterans follows Tester'sSergeant First Class Health Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, which extended VA health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxins dur...