PACT Act and Toxic Exposure Visual Guide Library

19 printable one-page charts that catalogue how PACT Act and toxic exposure claims work: which conditions VA presumes and which service qualifies, the burn pit location and date lists, the Agent Orange location expansions, the Camp Lejeune water presumption, the radiation response activities, how a presumptive claim differs from a direct one, the TERA medical examination and the four exceptions to it, what evidence a toxic exposure claim needs, how a prior denial can be revisited under a new law, and research on how the Board has ruled on presumptions.

19 visual guides. 2 research charts refresh from RateMyVSO's analysis of 1.9M+ published BVA decisions; each chart prints its own source date, and the two charts read different artifacts on different refresh cadences. The other 17 state the presumptive lists, the qualifying service and dates, and the claim process, and change only when VA law or guidance does.

How to use this library

Every guide is a single tall image sized for printing or saving to your phone. Select any card to open the full-resolution image, or use the download link under it. The reference charts summarize VA's published lists and rules; the research charts report what RateMyVSO measured in published Board decisions, with the population and source date printed on the chart itself.

These charts catalogue VA's published presumptive rules and what appears in published Board decisions. Screening, registry participation, health care eligibility, and disability compensation are related but separate things, and the charts keep them separate. On the research charts, a presumption attaching is not the same as a claim being granted, each chart states its own denominator, and none of it predicts an individual claim. Presumptive lists and qualifying-service rules change; verify the current VA list before filing. These charts are not legal or medical advice. For the full written guidance behind them, start with the PACT Act guide or the toxic exposure hub.

Common Questions

Can I download, print, and share these guides?
Yes. Every guide has a free full-resolution PNG download, sized for printing on letter paper or reading on a phone. Share them freely; please keep the footer attribution intact so readers can find the underlying data.
How current are the research numbers?
The research charts are regenerated every week from the same data files that power this site's live toxic exposure statistics. Each chart prints the generation date of its own data sources in the footer, so you always know exactly when its numbers were produced.
Do these charts predict my claim?
No. They report what happened in published Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions, which are appeals, not initial claims, and are described with their exact sample on each chart. An observed grant share is a description of past decided cases, never a probability for any individual claim.

Related Tools and Guides

PACT Act Guide
The written guidance behind these charts, including the full presumptive lists.
Toxic Exposure Hub
Every exposure pathway we cover, from burn pits to Camp Lejeune.
Presumptive Checker
Walk your service dates and locations against the presumptive rules.
BVA Decision Search
Search the published Board decisions these research charts are built from.
Educational use only. These visual guides catalogue published VA rules and observed outcomes in published Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions. They are not legal or medical advice, do not predict any individual claim, and are not affiliated with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sample sizes and data dates are printed on each chart.