World War Veterans' Legislation: Hearings Before the Committee on World War Veterans' Legislation, House of Representatives, Seventy-first Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 8133, February 4, 1930; H.R. 8134, February 12, 1930; H.R. 9801, February 14, 1930, on Proposed Veterans' Legislation |
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allowed amended to read American Legion amputation award benefits Bureau Captain BETTELHEIM Captain MILLER cent central office CHAIRMAN child cholecystitis claim committee compensation condition CONNERY contracted cost CULLEN death dependents director Disabled American Veterans disabled veterans discharged discussion Doctor SHAPIRO encephalitis encephalitis lethargica entitled ex-service fact favor filed gentleman gentleman from Mississippi give Government hearings hereby amended Hines home treatment hospital influenza January KIRBY legislation leprosy LUCE LUDLOW matter ment mittee month national convention organizations out-patient passed patient PATMAN pellagra pension period PERKINS permanent and total pernicious anemia person phlebitis present law presumption proposed Provided further question Rankin bill rating boards read as follows reason receive record regional offices resolution ROGERS section 202 service connection statement subdivision suffering SwICK symptoms testimony tion to-day totally disabled tubercular tuberculosis tuberculous United United States Code Washington widow World War veterans
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Page 177 - The CHAIRMAN. The committee will adjourn until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock, at which time Mr.
Page 5 - ... except as. to defects, disorders, or infirmities made of record in any manner by proper authorities of the United States at the time of, or prior to, inception of active service, to the extent to which any such defect, disorder, or infirmity was so made of record: Provided, That an ex-service man who is shown to have or, if deceased, to have had...
Page 261 - That any such person who is now or hereafter may become, on account of age or physical or mental disabilities, helpless or blind, or so nearly helpless or blind as to need or require the regular aid and attendance of another person...
Page 261 - States during the late war of the rebellion and who have been honorably discharged therefrom, and who are now or who may hereafter be suffering from any mental or physical disability or disabilities of a permanent character, not the result of their own vicious habits, which so incapacitates them from the performance of manual labor as to render them unable to earn a support...
Page 5 - SEC. 300. That for death or disability resulting from personal injury suffered or disease contracted in the line of duty, by any commissioned officer or enlisted man, or by any member of the Army Nurse Corps (female) or of the Navy Nurse Corps (female) when employed in, the active service under the War Department or Navy Department...
Page 181 - For death or disability resulting from personal injury suffered or disease contracted in tlie military or naval service on or after April 6, 1917, and before July 2, 1921, or for an aggravation or recurrence of a disability existing prior to examination, acceptance, and enrollment for service, when such aggravation was suffered...
Page 257 - July 2, 1921. and every such officer, enlisted man or other member employed in the active service under the War Department or Navy Department...
Page 339 - ... by clear and convincing evidence; but nothing in this proviso shall be construed to prevent a claimant from receiving the benefits of compensation and medical care and treatment for a disability due to these diseases of more than 10 per centum degree (in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (4) of section 202 of this act) on or subsequent to January 1, 1925, if the facts in the case substantiate his claim.
Page 264 - That no suit against the Government of the United States shall be allowed under this paragraph unless the same shall have been brought within six years after the right accrued for which the claim is made: Provided, That the 'claims of married women.
Page 261 - Bureau is hereby authorized and directed to pay to said soldier, or his beneficiaries, as the case may be, the amount of said insurance less the unpaid premiums and interest thereon at 5 per centum per annum compounded annually in installments as provided by law...