The FY2027 VA budget requests $282.6 billion in mandatory benefits, up 7.9% from 2026, including $11.1 billion more for medical care under the PACT Act's Toxic Exposures Fund to cover expanded health care for Veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins. This marks the largest such expansion in 30 years.
Source: news va. Original: https://news.va.gov/146174/i-never-let-breast-cancer-disable-me/
