Since the PACT Act was signed into law Aug. 10 2022, Veterans and survivors have broken previous records when it comes to filed claims and "Intends to file".
More than one million claims for toxic exposure-related benefits have been filed since that date under the PACT Act, leading to $2.2 billion being awarded by the VA.
PACT and non-PACT Act claims together come to a total of 2.29 million claims in this fiscal year*, which is more than 40% more than last years numbers (year-to-date**).
And more than 2.1 million "Intents to file" have been submitted this fiscal year, which is more than 53% more than all of last year.
Both of those numbers are all-time records.
Keep it going, Veterans.
*What is a fiscal year?
It is also called a financial year and is a 12-month accounting period that a business uses for financial and tax reporting purposes.
The fiscal year 2023 began on 1 October 2022 and will end on 30 September 2023.
**What is Year to date?
Year to date (YTD) refers to the period of time beginning the first day of the current calendar year (or fiscal year) up to the current date.
(All information sourced directly through https://news.va.gov/ and https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/.)