VA · va-benefits · Published 2001-04-06 · Effective 1998-06-10 · 66 FR 18195
Document
Document number
01-8490
Federal Register citation
66 FR 18195
CFR reference
38 CFR 3
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
va-benefits
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2001-04-06
Effective date
1998-06-10
Abstract
This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulations governing determinations of whether disability or death is service-connected. These changes are necessary to implement a statutory amendment providing that a disability or death will not be service-connected on the basis that it resulted from injury or disease attributable to a veteran's use of tobacco products during service.