Understanding the PACT Act and What It Means For Veterans.  Hailed as the most significant expansion of care in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ history, the PACT Act made it law that veterans must no longer prove that their illnesses were caused by toxic exposures suffered in the military to get VA coverage. The full name of the legislation is Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act. Named after SFC Robinson, who died in 2020 from toxic exposure during his service in Iraq, the Act may also retroactively pay veterans denied care after claiming disability caused by toxic exposures if applied for before November 2023.  