Peace Time: May 21, 2001

Archives

The Veterans Administration will no longer honor claims for smoking-related claims for death or disability. These claims were authorized by a 1993 court ruling, but Congress moved to outlaw such claims to control the budget. President Clinton signed orders in 1999 to divert money that would have paid such claims into highway and bridge repairs, and the VA has finally completed the new regulations and posted them in the Federal Register. Smoking-related illness is now regarded as willful misconduct, the same as alcohol and drug problems.--Stephen V Cole

 

X

ad

Help Keep Us From Drying Up

We need your help! Our subscription base has slowly been dwindling.

Each month we count on your contributions. You can support us in the following ways:

  1. Make sure you spread the word about us. Two ways to do that are to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
  2. Subscribe to our daily newsletter. We’ll send the news to your email box, and you don’t have to come to the site unless you want to read columns or see photos.
  3. You can contribute to the health of StrategyPage.
Subscribe   Contribute   Close