PACT Act Marks Broad Expansion of Veterans Benefits, Screenings to Start Next Week

Jimmy Sparrow, a Vietnam veteran from Stamford, fought for health benefits for veterans exposed to battlefield toxins more than 40 years ago.

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Next week, just before the nation marks Veterans Day, the federal government will begin screening patients at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals to find out whether they were exposed to da...

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Angela Carella

For 36 years prior to joining the Connecticut Examiner, Angela Carella was a beat reporter, investigative reporter, editor and columnist for the Stamford Advocate. Carella reports on Stamford and Fairfield County. T: 203 722 6811.

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