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Posted on: August 3, 2021

[ARCHIVED] For first time, some burn pit victims will get presumptive status for disability benefits

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Veterans exposed to harmful burn pit smoke while serving in certain overseas war zones will for the first time get presumptive disability benefits status under a new announcement by the Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday.

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