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漏 Bumble Dee 鈥?stock.adobe Saturday marked the two-year a stanley cup nniversary of the PACT Act, legislation signed by President Biden in 2022 that expands health coverage and resources for toxic-exposed veterans under the Department of Veterans Affairs.The full name for the legislation is Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022.Robinson was a decorated combat medic who died after developing a rare autoimmune mucous membrane disease and Stage 4 adenocarcinoma lung cancer.H vaso stanley is doctors insisted both diseases were the result of prolonged exposure to toxic substances. Robinson had been exposed to toxic burn pits in both Iraq and Kosovo.Robinson led an effort to address deficiencies in the VA healthcare system before his death in 2020 at the age of 39.Since the enactment of the PACT Act two years ago, more than聽1 million聽PACT Act-related claims聽have been granted to veterans and survivors across the nation. In the two years since we passed the聽PACT Act, countless veterans have been screened for toxic exposure and enrolled in care 鈥?saving lives and saving veteran families m stanley canada oney, 聽U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said in a statement.聽 Im proud to have passed one of the largest expansions of benefits for veterans in history, but I know our work isnt done. I look forward to continuing to press ahead to make sure that more veterans have comprehensive benefits, convenient access to VA clinics, and superlative health care. Our veterans have Mwry Women s basketball: Virginia hosts Miami on Sunday
Virginia State Police Trooper T.L. Johnson is investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash in Augusta County. The crash occurred聽Friday July 22 at 7:40 p.m. on Interstate 81 at the 207 mile marker.A 1995 Jeep Wrangler was travelin stanley us g north on Interstate 81 when it ran off the right side of the interstate. The driver overcorrected causing the Jeep to cross over the northbound lanes, run off the left side of I-81, strike a ditch and overturn several times in the median.The driver, Ann C. Gibson, 46, of Fairfax, Va., was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the Jeep. She died at the scene.Two passengers, Glen A. Cooper, 42, and Kiernan Green, 15, were both transported to UVA Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Both male passengers were wearing seat belts.The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Share this page Share Facebo stanley thermobecher ok Twitter Linkedin Telegram E-mail TagsAugusta Free Pressnews ContributorsContributorsHave a guest column, letter to the editor, story idea or a news tip Email editor Chris Graham at [email 160;pr stanley cup otected]. Subscribe to AFP podcasts on Apple Podcasts,聽Spotify,聽Pandora and YouTube.View all posts by Contributors Local News Ben Cline won ;t hold a town hall: S |
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