The PACT Act Overview

Bergmann & Moore will begin a series on the recently passed PACT Act this week. Signed into law by President Biden on August 10, 2022, the PACT Act is a comprehensive set of newly passed regulations that will entitle more Veterans to presumptive disability benefits and healthcare. What does PACT stand for?…

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The PACT Act is Live!

Veterans can now submit claims for all presumptive illnesses included in the PACT Act legislation This massive Act was signed into law last month and was on track to launch on October 1, 2022. But when the President signed the Act, he made it clear that he wanted the legislation to go…

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PACT Act Passed

Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins Act of 2021. What is the PACT Act? The long-awaited PACT Act has passed in the House and the Senate and is on the way to the White House. The Act focuses on the presumptions of service connection for Veterans exposed to toxic substances during…

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The PACT Act

What is the PACT Act? The PACT Act stands for, Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins Act of 2021. The Act focuses on the presumptions of service connection for Veterans exposed to toxic substances during active military service.  Why has the PACT Act not been passed into law? The PACT Act…

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Lawsuit over ‘Blue Water’ Vietnam Veterans’ Agent Orange benefits

  Judges will hear arguments in lawsuit over ‘Blue Water’ Vietnam Veterans’ Agent Orange benefits November 30, 2019, ConnectingVets.com, Abbie Bennett  Twelve “Blue Water Navy” Vietnam Veterans have died since Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie issued a stay on processing their Agent Orange disability claims, an advocacy group told Connecting…

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Bergmann & Moore in the News: Suicide Prevention Should Include Fast and Accurate VA Claim Decisions

Suicide Prevention Remains a Top National Priority for VA September 25, 2019, The Hill, Rory E. Riley-Topping September is National Suicide Prevention month. Accordingly, as it does nearly every year, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued its National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report this month…. “An accurate and timely VA decision is…

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Veterans speak out about fight to claim VA benefits after military sexual assault

Veterans speak out about fight to claim VA benefits after military sexual assault: For Veterans who were victims of sexual assault, the process of claiming benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder through the Veterans Administration can be extremely difficult. Kate Snow hears from service members who say it took years, and sometimes decades,…

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Procopio v. Wilkie

Court Victory for Vietnam War Blue Water Navy Veterans Procopio v. Wilkie Welcome to the Bergmann & Moore, LLC web site.  On January 29, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Fed. Cir.) extended the presumption of exposure to herbicides to cover Veterans who served in the territorial sea of the Republic…

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VA Urged to Expand List

September 15, 2019, The Daily Advocate WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) A member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, has joined his colleagues in urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to take action on behalf of thousands of Veterans across the country living with chronic health conditions, by expanding…

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VA delivers more than 90,000 appeals decisions to Veterans in FY 2019

September 12, 2019, Blogs.va.gov On September 10, VA’s Board of Veterans’ Appeals exceeded its goal Three weeks ahead of schedule, to deliver 90,050 appeals decisions regarding disability benefits and services to Veterans in fiscal year 2019. This is approximately 9,000 more decisions than the previous year.  The Board also hit a record…

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