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Bill would require VA to cover treatment of veterans exposed to PFAS
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/bill-would-require-va-to-cover-treatment-of-veterans-exposed-to-pfas-1.575732U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas joined a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers, who on Thursday morning introduced the Veterans Exposed to Toxic PFAS Act.
The legislation would require the Veterans Administration to cover treatment of any health conditions caused by PFAS exposure, and will make veterans and their families eligible for VA disability benefits.
The widows of several guardsmen who served at the 157th Air Refueling Wing of the National Guard at the former Pease Air Force Base have told Seacoast Sunday their husbands were told they weren't eligible for VA benefits despite their service.
Doris Brock, whose husband Kendall Brock served 35 years at the guard base before dying from bladder and prostate cancer, has repeatedly called for servicemen like her husband to be covered by the VA.
The legislation would require the Veterans Administration to cover treatment of any health conditions caused by PFAS exposure, and will make veterans and their families eligible for VA disability benefits.
The widows of several guardsmen who served at the 157th Air Refueling Wing of the National Guard at the former Pease Air Force Base have told Seacoast Sunday their husbands were told they weren't eligible for VA benefits despite their service.
Doris Brock, whose husband Kendall Brock served 35 years at the guard base before dying from bladder and prostate cancer, has repeatedly called for servicemen like her husband to be covered by the VA.
