9/11 troops sickened by uranium await VA connection to illnesses at base, PACT Act doesn't cover Uzbekistan radiation exposure.

Comedian Jon Stewart and troops sickened by uranium after 9/11 met with VA officials, but were told they must wait for the VA to connect their illnesses to the toxic base where they were deployed. The PACT Act, a major veterans aid package bill signed by President Biden in 2022, did not include radiation exposure at the troops' base in Uzbekistan, leaving them without coverage for their illnesses.

July 27, 2024
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