Veterans’ Benefits: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) for Survivors
Description:
With enactment of P.L. 105-178 (H.R. 2400), the Transportation Equity Act for the
21 Century (TEA-21), Congress limited authority of the Department of Veterans
st
Affairs (VA) to grant service-connected compensation to veterans who, after the
enactment date, claim that their smoking-related illnesses are traceable to tobacco use
that began during their military service. P.L. 105-178's prohibition on most smokingrelated VA claims is the resolution of an issue with potentially explosive federal c…
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Date:
February 13, 2015
Creator:
Snook, Dennis W.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department