The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-02
VOCATIONAL BOARD
lobe HERE JULY %
|Ex-Service Men to Get
Chance to Present
Their Claims

Good news for ex-servicc men
suffering with disabilities which CON
stitutc Vocational hnndicapA was ~
ceived In Albuquerque today hy the
American Legion post, the Red Cross
and other agencies cooperating IN
the work OF aiding former service
men. Announcement was made TINT
on July 20 and ~. any man h be-
lieves himself entitled to ~re-truininE
at tho hands Of the federal board tof
Vocational education, Ga purely civil
ian board), may have Ills case de-
cided and n he Il eligible the man BE
placed In training at once by APP
pcaring In Albuquerque on those
days.
Local people who received the
announcement declared IL marked
one of the most important steps
taken by the federal board for vocn-
tlonnl education IN the handling OF
its job or restraining soldiers, sailors,
marines or nurses whose disabilities
incurred In or traceaEle to the service
prevents them from competing sue
cessfully In their old employment. IL
was also declared TO be another LONG
step toward the cutting OF 30 sailed
red tape which Il n been charged
hampers the work OF all government
bureaus.
what Visit Means.
THE coming OF Representatives OF
the federal board for vocational
education to Albuquerque on the days
mentioned, will, II Is hoped by those
concerned reach the attention OF
every man who might have u claim
aginat his department OF the goV-
eminent ana the visit OF those rep
resentatives will mean for these men
the following things.
nl.aa ~ 10 Hoo - sIAN aaAAA
application for vocational education
such application ts.li be made FOR him
on the spot. Immediately he Will be
examined by a physician OF the board
and his case rated. Then the cnse
will be decided by n Washington rep
resentative Of the board and II the
man n declared eligible he will be
placed In training Immediately.
2. Those men who have made APP
plication for training but who yet
have certain papers to finish before
their cases are completed may have
these papers completed on the apOt
and their cases acted upon n de-
ciGpd. II they ARE found eligible for
training they will be placed In train
inF Immediately.
Purpose of Visit.
ut Is our purpose the
mcnt says. TO decide an cases pos
sible while the representatives OF the
board are In Albuquerque. This viii
save time required previously In
sending cases to the Denver office
for rating. completion OF papers.
7 medical examination and decision.
We hope TO be able to give n rating
to any man who comes before the
Denver case board" and II he IA
eligible for training, II II is his wish.
to furnish him transportation to his
place OF training before he leaves.
Every ma Ia. asked Il bring with
him "A copy OF the original Of his
discharge. lie also Is asked 10 BRING
with him. providing he has been
awarded compensation. the letter" OF
award. or n this Is not available. a
check showing that he has received
payment. These two documents are
vitality necessary TO the completion OF
and decision on HIS case.
''The coming OF the travelling case
bonrd Il Just the beginning OF n
summer drive which will enable che
e%x-service men who may be entitled
TO training under the federal board
Tor vocational education to get their
cases completed and definitely acted
upon.
In each town which the travelling
case board reaches IN New Mexico.
there will be- appointed a losal sal
aried representative OF the federal
board and who will devote his time
Tor the mex, several weeks to the
work Of advising and completing the
papers OF eN-service men who for
any cause are unable to meet the
travelling case board or whose cases
cannot be acted upon by the travel
ing case board because Of lack OF
necessary data