The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-04
WAR RISK INSURANCE
AND COMPENSATION

Ali correspondence relating to War
Risk Insurance should be addressed
to the Bureau of War Risk Insur-
ance, Treasury Department. wash
ington, D. Co." 1t 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.
pate OF your discharge or separation
from service, and your present ad-
dress. Men who wish to continue
tnelr War Risk Insurance must make
payments of monthly premiums d.
rectly to the Disturbing Clerk, Bu-
reau of War Risk Insurance, Treas
ury Department, Washington, b. C.
Correspondence relating to COM
pensation should be addressed to
uCompensatiUn Section, Bureau of
War Risk Insurance, Treasury De-
partment. Washington, d. c." Your
full name, grade and organization at
time OF discharge, Army serial num-
Der. date Of discharge OF separation
from service, and present address
must. be given. The following an
1ouncement is of interest CONCERNING
compensation:
The United States will pay com
pensation for death or disability re-
sulting from injury suffered or dis
ease contracted in the line of duty
by an officer 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 man should discover at
ter and within one year after sepata-
ton from the services that he has sus-
tanned an injury or contracted dis
ease In the line of duty when en-
ployed in active service which may
result in disability or death but 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 Blu
reau 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 OF separation from the SER
vice; and, If possible, the date of his
injury or disability. He should at
the same time request to be furnished
certificate to the fact that at the
/ time of his separation from the SER
vice he was suffering from q w6bnd,
Injury, or disease which lie likely te
result In death or disability. This eer=
tificate must be obtaified within enc
year from the date OF separation from
the service, and In order to obtain it
the man must submit to medical e6-
animation by physician designated
by the Bureau Of War Risk 1nsuf-
a1ce.
mo compensation shall be payable
for death or disability which does not
| occur prior to or within one year
from date Of separation from the ser
vice.
No compensation is payable for
| disability unless claim is fled within
FIVE years after the date OF sepafA-
ton from the service.
| In order to procure compensation
fof disability the claimant shall SUBJ
NIT to examination by medical Off
cef 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-
Ancs and should not be confused
| Chancellor JAMES. r. Day of Syracuse
| university says. att is religious to hate