President Biden signed a new law that expands benefits for veterans who were exposed to toxins from burn pits. Any veteran with one of 23 illnesses associated with the toxic fumes will receive VA help.

Representatives from the Veterans Benefit Administration Cleveland Public Contact Team will also be on hand to update veterans on VA claims processes, backlogs and other initiatives, like the new valet parking services at the Cincinnati VA Hospital. Farmer said this portion of the session will allow veterans to go one-on-one with the VA and get answers about their individual issues.

Emotional veterans who had been exposed to burn pits, which are areas where trash and other toxic waste are burned at overseas military bases, were joined by their families at the Military Order of the Purple Heart Memorial by the Safety Building.