{KXLG – South Dakota} The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs connects acute and chronic leukemia, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes, myelofibrosis, and bladder, ureteral, and related genitourinary cancers to the following services: announced that it was targeted for estimation.
Gulf War Veterans: Veterans who served in the Somalia or Southwest Asian theaters (including Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the Neutral Zone of Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Gulf of Aden); Gulf of Oman; over the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, and these locations) during or after the Gulf War on August 2, 1990. Post-9/11 Veterans: Veterans who served after September 11 in Afghanistan, Iraq, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, or Uzbekistan, and in the airspace over these locations during the Gulf War. This includes veterans who served at the Kalshi Khanabad (K2) base. Uzbekistan after September 11, 2001.
This measure reduces the burden of proof on veterans. This means veterans will not have to prove that their military service caused their condition to receive benefits. Instead, the VA automatically assumes service connectivity for that state and provides benefits accordingly. Additionally, if a veteran is connected to services for a health condition, they will be provided access to free medical services for that condition. Estimates for bladder, ureteral, and related genitourinary cancers are effective January 2, 2025, and estimates for acute and chronic leukemia, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes, and myelofibrosis are effective January 2025. Effective from the 10th.
Since the PACT Act was signed into law, VA has undertaken the largest advocacy campaign in VA history to ensure veterans enroll in the new care and benefits available to them. As a result of this effort, nearly 890,000 veterans have enrolled in VA care since the bill became law, an increase of nearly 40% from the same period last year. Veterans filed more than 4.8 million applications for VA benefits (a 42% increase from the same period last year and an all-time record). Since 2021, more than 1.3 million total veterans have enrolled in VA health insurance, and the Veterans Administration has provided more than $600 billion in benefits directly to veterans, their families, and survivors during that time. Ta.
In addition to supporting all veterans who served in the Gulf, Iraq, and Afghanistan wars, these measures are a sign that the Department of Veterans Affairs has listened to the voices of veterans who served at Qarshi Khanabad, and that It is also part of a comprehensive effort to ensure the safety of the public. We provide them and their survivors with the care and benefits they deserve.
As a result in part of these efforts, K2 veterans have higher application and approval rates than any other veteran population. Of the approximately 16,000 known K2 Veterans, 13,002 K2 Veterans are currently enrolled in VA health care and more than 11,800 are connected to VA health services. When present with at least one symptom, the average K2 veteran is connected to service for 14.6 symptoms at 70% failure. The average service-connected K2 veteran receives an average of $30,000 in benefits per year. The Veterans Administration remains committed to ensuring that all K2 veterans receive the benefits they deserve.
