The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-01-23

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TO the veteran. who has no wifo,
but ono child, 500 u month, with So
for each additional child, an increase
from $40.
TO tho veteran with dependent
parents, On extra allowance of $40 q
i,onth for each In also granted.
"of course. all disabilities viii not
come within tho rating of total tenn.
porary" Mr.. Sweet said, ''and 40 the
new law provides that all disabilities
shalt be rated by the War Risk Bur.
eau, These other ratings are; partial
and temporary. total and permanent
and partial and permanent, und for
each tho monthly compensation shall
be percentage Of the degree OF re-
duction In earning capacity resalting
from this disability. The reduction IN
earning capacity must be NJ least ten
orcent before one can receive any
compensation,
"For total priaanen, disability tho
compensation Is fixed ut sloo n
month. The law spe ,ltlcaliy provides
taat the loss OF ooth feet or both
hands, or the sight of both eyes, or
the ,cee OF one hand. or one foot and
l,na o, or one iand aud one eve. or
becoming permanently bedridder
shall be deemed 10 he total porman-
ont disability. Then, too. double tot
al permanent disability entities one
to $20o month as long as ho lives,
For instance. thla double payment IL
for the fcw men who lost both eyes,
one hand and one foot, or both eyes
and both hands or botn eyes and both
feet.
''The helpiessly disabled are fuith-|
er cared for under tho new law by
tho provisions direetlnE thu War
Risk Bureau to allow IN additional
SEQ month to those Veterans In
need OF nm attendant.
mo penalty IS imposed ny tho INV
on those disabled men for their In
F. clyldual success In overcoming the
handicap of permanent injury. The
law directs that disability ratings
shall be based as fer as practicable
upon the average impairmen,s ot
earning capacity resulting ffom ln.
juries in civil occupations and not
upon the impairment OF earning capa
city in each individual case. From
time to time. the Bureau ig directed
&c readJust the schedule OF ratings in
accordance with actual experience.
BESIDES, the money paid by the
iToyenment as compensation to the
Nar-disabled men, tho law also pto-
vldes that all Injured veterans shah
/" furnished with reasonable govern.
I.snt medical and hospital services,
and such supplies. including artifi-
Gial limbs, trusses and similar appli.
ances as the War Risk Bureau may
determine.
This medical and hospital treat.
ment will be given to Americans. who
may be living In foreign countries as
well as in the United States. and AM
ericans who fought In the armies OF
the Allies can receive the treatment
at hospitals in this country.
Twenty to thirty thousand Ameri.
cans were pare OF the Canadian army
and Of necessity the Canadian gov
eminent must look after these who
are manned and crippled. no matter
where they may live. Many of these
have returned to the United States
and can be treated in our own gov
eminent hospitals by the new law
authorizing the Bureau to establish
reciprocal arrangements for the
treatment OF the veterans. In turn,
the Americans who go to Canada can
be treated in the Canadian hospitals,
or supplied with artificial limbs and
appliances. In either case. are gov
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