Budget Shortfall, PACT Act, and TERA
Cover-Up or Coincidence?
In 2021, the VA and U.S. military mandated COVID-19 pseudo-vaccines for their personnel, affecting millions of active duty, reserve military members, and VA healthcare workers. Shortly after, Congress passed the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act in 2022, promising compensation for veterans exposed to toxic substances like burn pits and hazardous chemicals.
But with the surge in claims, is the VA’s budget shortfall really due to the PACT Act alone? Or is something else being covered up?
VA Budget Shortfall: Blaming the PACT Act or Hiding Vaccine-Related Claims?
The VA recently faced a nearly $3 billion budget shortfall for fiscal year 2024, which prompted emergency action from Congress to ensure veterans’ benefits continue without interruption. The shortfall has been largely attributed to the surge in claims following the passage of the PACT Act, which expanded benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances like burn pits. Additionally, the VA anticipates an even larger gap of $12 billion for fiscal year 2025, driven by increased demand for health care services, prescription costs, and veteran benefits.
While the VA points to the PACT Act as the primary cause of this budget shortfall, the timing of the increased claims also coincides with a spike in vaccine-related health issues, leading to the obvious conclusion that pseudo vaccine injuries may contribute to the financial strain. Veterans have faced significant health consequences from the COVID-19 pseudo-vaccine mandates, yet the VA conveniently blames the PACT Act for the rising costs while overlooking the impact of the toxic pseudo vaccine.
A Timeline of Events and the Liberal TERA Policy
The PACT Act expanded benefits, but the VA’s new Toxic Exposure Risk Activity (TERA) policy fundamentally changed how the VA processes compensation claims. The VA now concedes exposure to all forms of toxic hazards as long as the facts and circumstances align with the veteran’s service, except one glaring exclusion: vaccines and medications.
(IMAGE FROM VA PACT ACT SOP ACQUIRED VIA FOIA)
For the VA, facts and circumstances apply to all toxic exposures—except those associated vaccines, pseudo vaccines, and medications deliberately introduced by the government under the guise of care. This exclusion of vaccines is particularly troubling, especially as evidence—including VA whistleblower data shared by Steve Kirsch—shows a sharp post COVID- 19 pseudo vaccine rise in claims for conditions such as bradycardia, cardiomyopathy, and cancer.
If there are any questions regarding the risk of toxicity associated with the COVID-19 pseudo-vaccines, please review the following clip featuring Dr. Robert Malone, inventor of mRNA & DNA vaccines and expert in vaccine development, where he points out that the risk of toxicity associated with the COVID-19 pseudo vaccine is, “obvious” and scientifically supported. You can watch the clip on Rumble at the following link: CHD Military Chapter Conference - Gene Therapy Risks Part 2.
A Convenient Loophole or a Cover-Up?
By excluding pseudo-vaccine harms from toxic exposure claims, corrupt bureaucrats and politicians shield themselves from addressing the very injuries they mandated. Veterans reporting pseudo-vaccine-related heart conditions, cancer, and other serious effects have their claims misclassified or denied under existing policies.
This is particularly concerning given Secretary Denis McDonough’s conflict of interest. As the first federal official to mandate pseudo-vaccines for Title 38 healthcare personnel, McDonough coerced physicians, nurses, and VA staff into vaccination under the threat of job loss. While veterans weren’t directly mandated, the VA—with backing from corrupt politicians and military leaders—aggressively promoted these vaccines to veterans.
Now, with vaccine-related injuries spiking, McDonough and his allies continue to exclude vaccines from toxic exposure claims, using a fraudulent SOP to avoid accountability for the very harms they caused.
The rising health claims, clearly tied to pseudo-vaccine injuries, are being wrongfully blamed on the PACT Act. Is this a convenient loophole, or is it a cover-up orchestrated by corrupt bureaucrats and politicians to shield themselves from accountability?
Incentivizing Misclassification and Cover-Up
The TERA policy is designed to liberally interpret all toxic exposures, allowing veterans to file claims for a wide range of toxic hazards. This non-adversarial process is intended to favor veterans by ensuring claims are processed with minimal burden of proof. However, a critical loophole exists: pseudo-vaccines are explicitly excluded from TERA, meaning COVID -19 pseudo vaccine-related harms are not allowed to be considered as a toxic exposure risk even though that is precisely what they are.
In theory, the VA allows veterans to file claims for direct service connection for disabilities claimed in connection with vaccine injuries. However, the veteran must supply their own supporting medical opinion to establish a link between their condition and the vaccine. The VA’s policy states there is no evidence supporting the conclusion that vaccines cause long-term adverse effects, making it unlikely that a private medical opinion establishing such a connection will be deemed sufficient for rating purposes.
In practice, this exclusion incentivizes misclassification. Even if a veteran explicitly states that they believe their disability is caused by the COVID-19 pseudo-vaccine, VA claims processors are instructed to consider TERA before denying a claim. Instead of investigating the vaccine as a potential cause, they will only request a medical opinion regarding the possible link to other accepted toxic exposures, such as burn pits or hazardous chemicals.
This process effectively conceals the true source of harm—vaccine-related injuries—while still compensating veterans under different toxic exposure categories. It ensures that pseudo-vaccine injuries are hidden under the guise of other exposures, allowing the VA and the government to avoid acknowledging the real impact of the vaccine mandates. By requiring claims processors to prioritize TERA in this way, the VA has created a mechanism to sidestep accountability while continuing to process claims for vaccine-related conditions, albeit under false pretenses.
Silver Lining: TERA Policy as a Solution
Despite the VA’s underhanded manipulation of the system, the TERA policy itself holds tremendous potential for veterans seeking compensation for vaccine-related injuries. TERA was designed to cover all toxic exposures—whether from burn pits, chemicals, or other hazardous substances veterans encountered during service. The framework already exists and could easily be applied to the COVID-19 pseudo-vaccines, which have been linked to serious health conditions in many cases.
The only barrier standing in the way is the VA’s fraudulent and underhanded Standard Operating Procedure that excludes vaccines from the same scrutiny as other toxic exposures. If the VA were to simply remove this exclusion, veterans would have an effective mechanism to file claims for pseudo-vaccine-related harm. The TERA policy could then be applied fairly and universally, ensuring that those harmed by the mandated pseudo-vaccines get the compensation and care they deserve.
Conclusion: Time for Transparency and Accountability
The VA’s exclusion of vaccines as a recognized toxic exposure under the TERA policy points to a troubling pattern. The timing of the PACT Act, COVID-19 pseudo-vaccine mandates, surge in claims for serious conditions like heart issues, neurological disorders, and cancer, alongside the VA’s budget shortfall, suggests an effort to deflect responsibility and avoid confronting the consequences of vaccine-related harms by blaming the increases on the PACT Act.
By excluding vaccines from TERA, the VA ensures that conditions potentially linked to the pseudo-vaccine—such as myocarditis, neurological disorders, and cancers—are not classified as due to the pseudo vaccine. Instead, these claims are mis-categorized under other toxic exposures, like burn pits or hazardous chemicals, masking the true source of harm. This misclassification denies veterans proper care and helps shield policymakers from addressing the fallout of the vaccine mandates they implemented.
The timing of the PACT Act, COVID-19 pseudo-vaccine mandates, and the rise in health claims raises significant questions. Is the budget shortfall really due to the PACT Act, or is it being used as a convenient excuse to cover up the financial and health consequences of pseudo-vaccine mandates?
Veterans deserve transparency and fair compensation for all toxic exposures, including those caused by vaccines. The VA must remove the exclusion of the COVID-19 pseudo vaccines from TERA and ensure that veterans receive the care and accountability they are owed for their service and sacrifices.
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