PROHIBITION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF SERVICE-CONNECTION FOR DISABILITIES RELATING TO USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

SEC. 8202. PROHIBITION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF SERVICE-CONNECTION FOR DISABILITIES RELATING TO USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS. (a) Wartime Disability Compensation.— Section 1110 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “or abuse of alcohol or drugs” and inserting “abuse of alcohol or drugs, or use of tobacco products”. (b) Peacetime Disability Compensation.— Section 1131 of such title is amended by striking “or abuse of alcohol or drugs” 112 STAT. 493and inserting “, abuse of alcohol or drugs, or use of tobacco products”. (c) Applicability.— (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to any claims for compensation received by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) The amendments made by this section shall not apply in the case of any such claims adjudicated by the Secretary before such date of enactment for which a service-connection was established for a disability on the basis of the use of tobacco products.