Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-11

washington, Jan. 10.-HoW month
ly benefits paid under the war risk ill.,
surance act have been increased and
the class of beneficiaries enlarged by
the recently enacted Sweet bill was
explained today by its author, Repre-
sentative Sweet, of Iowa.
Converted insurance may now be
paid in a lump sum or in instalments
for thirty-six months or more at the
option of the policyholder, Mr. Sweet
said, while the policies may be made
payable to any of the following:
Parent, grandparent, step-parent
parent through adoption, husband,
wife, child, grandchild, stepchild,
adopted child, brother, sister, half
sister half brother, brother through
adoption. step-mother, uncle, aunt,
nephew, niece brother-in-l law, sister
in-law; any person who was in the
relation of parent to the insured for
one year before the insured's enlist
ment. the children of such person; and
parent through adoption of the in
sureds wife or husband.
Will Add $80,OO0,00 Annually.
''The monthly compensation paid
under the new law" said Mr.. Sweet,
lis more than double--almost treble
that paid in the past This increase.
which is permanent, will add $780,
10000 a year to the amounts paid by
the government 10 the disabled eX-
service men and their families.
by the retroactive provisions of
the law. all payments of compensation
will be increased by the new basis.
Payments now are being made by the
war risk bureau to make up the diff
ference between the old rate of COM
pensation and the new one. This is an
immediate and direct benefit to 241,-
S29 veterans. among whom 81 $40
500 is being distributed. For instance,
an unmarried soldier who has been
drawing $50 month for the last year
will receive 5000 at once, the monthly
compensation by the new law being
creased by $50 in his case"
Permanent Monthly Increase.
Mr.. Sweet also explained the per-
manent monthly increases provided
for all disabled eX-service men. For
total temporary disability the new
compensation will be paid as follows;
To the unmarried veteran, $50
month, an increase from $50.
To the veteran with wife, $40
month, an increase from $45.
To the veteran with a wife and
Chllub $50 nhoiltii, an lHcie"9 hio'"
$55.
To the veteran with a wife and two
or more children. 800 month, an in
crease from S65.
To the veteran, who has no wife,
but one child, 500 a month, with So
for each additional child. an increase
from $40.
To the veteran with dependent par
ents, an extra allowance of $40 a
month for each is also granted.
"Of course, all disabilities will not
come within the rating Of total tenn
porary," Mr.. Sweet said, 'and so the
new law provides that all disabilities
shall be rated by the war risk bureau.
These other ratings are: partial and
temporary, total and permanent and
partial and permanent, and for each
the monthly compensation shall be
percentage of the degree of reduction
in earning capacity resulting from this
disa bility. The reduction in earning
capacity must be at least 10 per cent
before one can receive any compensa-
ton.
Total Permanent Disability.
For total permanent disability the
compensation is fixed at 500 month.
The law specifically provides that the
loss of both feet or both hands, or the
sight of both eyes, or the loss OF one
foot and one hand, or one foot and
one eye, or one hand and one eye.
or becoming permanently bedridden
shall be deemed to be total permanent
disability Then, too. double total per-
manent disability entities one to $2O0
a month as long as he lives. For IN
stance. this double payment is for the
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