“It’s a fluid situation because they’re adding conditions and removing conditions or expanding conditions, sometimes on a weekly basis. So this is going to be a constant change,” he said, noting the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is expected to start addressing claims at the start of 2023. “They’re still trying to work out the details, so as they work out the details, those will get passed down to the public.”

An estimated 900,000 or more people were exposed and assumedly affected by the toxic water resulting in cancer, organ failure, reproductive issues and more. The act permits affected people the opportunity to seek reparations for illness, injury and death from exposure to the contaminated water.