Veterans and Smoking-Related Illnesses : Congress Enacts Limits to Compensation.

Provides background on the debate over classification of tobacco-related diseases as service-connected disabilities by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and examines legislation that would limit the authority of the VA to compensate veterans for such disabilities. Reviews issues surrounding th...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1998.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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