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Bill to speed vet survivor benefits becomes law When a veteran passes away, the surviving spouse or child are eligible to receive certain benefits, such as life insurance proceeds. However, the VA often struggles to identify, locate and pay these families or beneficiaries in a timely fashion. A bill that President Biden signed into law addresses....

VA is looking to add at least 1900 new jobs in the first half of 2023 to help decide and implement PACT Act claims and benefits.

VBA looks to hire thousands more employees to speed up benefits claims processing | Federal News Network The Veterans Benefits Administration is using new PACT Act authorities and funding to hire an additional 1,900 employees in the first half of fiscal 2023.

Veterans who have filed for benefits under the PACT Act should start seeing decisions being issued soon.

New Year countdown: VA to begin processing PACT Act claims for all veterans on Jan. 1 The PACT Act is the most significant expansion of veteran benefits and care in more than three decades. It empowered VA to help millions of toxic-exposed veterans and their survivors.

Congress could have almost 100 veterans in office by January in most significant increase in decades Congressional races in the House and Senate had 196 military veterans on ballots in the Nov. 8 election. As of Tuesday, 86 of those veterans have been projected to win their race, or they are leading in the few remaining races still undecided.