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President Roosevelt declares that old age is a disability covered by the Disability Pension Act.
Date: 1904
Old age/aging
Disability criminalization, rights, and justice
Health policy & insurance
Economy
With Executive Order 78, Roosevelt declares that old age is a disability that entitles veterans to pensions under the 1890 act.
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