Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-26
WAR RISK INSURANCE
AND COMPENSATION

All correspondence relating to War
Risk Insurance should be addressed
to the Bureau OF War Risk Insur-
ance, Treasury Department, Wash
1ngton, D. Cit has been announced.
Letters should contain always the fol-
lowing information:
Your first, middle and last name,
in full. Your grade and organiza-
ton at the time of applying for in
surance. Your Army serial number.
Date OF your discharge or separation
from service, and your present ad-
oresS. Men who wish to continue
tneir War Risk Insurance must make
payments OF monthly premiums d.
rectiy to the Disbursing Clerk, Blu
reau OF War Risk Insurance, Treas
ury Department, Washington, D. C.
correspondence relating to com
pensatfon should be addressed to
Compensation Section. Bureau OF
war Risk Insurance, Treasury De-
partment. Washington, D. c." Your
luii name. grade and organization at
time or discharge, Army serial num-
per, date OF discharge or separation
from service, and present address
must be given. The following an
nouncement is of interest concerning
compensation:
The United States will pay com
pensation for death or disability re-
suiting frem injury suffered or dis
ease contracted in the line OF duty
BY an ofiicer or enlisted man when
employed in active service, EXCEPT
where injury or disease has been
caused by his own wilful misconduct.
Furthermore, dismissal or dishonor-
able discharge from the service ter.
inmates all rights to any compensa-
ton.
In case a man should discover At
ter and within one year after separa-
ton from the service that he has sus-
tanned an Injury or contracted dis
ease In the line Of duty whea en-
pioyed in active service which may
result in disability or death bat which
did not disable him and OF which he
had no knowledge at the time OF sep
aration from the service, he should
communicate the fact immediately to
the Compensation Section Of the Du-
roau Of War Risk Insurance, giving
his full name, Army serial number II
an enlisted man. rank or grade, and
organization; the date OF his dis
charge or separation from the SER
vice; and, IL possible. the date of his
injury or disability. He should ut
the same time request TO be furnished
q certificate to the fact that at the
time Of his separation from the SER
vice he was suffering from q wound,
injury, or disease which 70 likely to
result in death or disability. TAis GER
tifcate must be obtained within one
year from the date of separation from
the service, and in order to obtain It
the man must submit to q medical ex-
animation by a physician designated
By the Bureau OF War Risk Insur-
Ance.
No compensation shall be payable
fer death or disability which does not
occur prior to or withia one year
from date OF separation from the SER
vice.
No compensation is payable for
disability unless claim is filed within
five years after the date OF separa-
ton from the service.
In order to procure compensation
for disability the claimant shall sub
init to examination by q medical Off,
Ger of the United States. If he re-
fuses to submit to such examination,
his right to compensation ceases.
Compensation is entirely separate
and distinct from War Risk Insur-
ance and should not be confused
Herewith.