The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-12-01
WAR VETERANS
BOARD Of APPEAL
Government Bureau Especially
Anxious to Serve Men in
Rural Districts.

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World War veteran compensation
cases, taboo of receiving pay from
employers on the part of disabled ex,
service men while given practical re.
Mobilization training and the cutting
of compensation to unemployed vet
Grams who have been rehabilitated are
three new moves made by the United
States Veterans Bureau of interest to
war vets in Washington, Idaho and
Oregon
The new board of appeals was form.
ed at Seattle to review grievances of
disabled veterans relative to their
government compensation awards or
vocational training privileges. APP
peals may be made by mail from any
part of the Pacific Northwest dis
trict. Captain E. F. Hull is chairman
of the new board.
I'VE are particularly anxious to
have ex-service men of the rural dis.
tricts of the Pacific Northwest take
advantage of the governments bu-
reau," declared L. G. Joseph, man
ager of the Northwest district. "The
insurance, disability compensation, re-
Mobilization and hospitization work for
World War veterans are now consolid-
ated"
About 300 men in various parts of
Washington, Idaho and Oregon are
affected by the new ruling which
cuts the vocational training pay of
veterans who have completed their
rehabilitation course and are now I'M
employed, to the ordinary disability
compensation. This means that the
pay of these ex-service men will be
reduced an average Of $50 to SIS.
Another new ruling states that a
veteran who receives pay from EN-.
ployers while in vocational training
under private contract will have their
government pay reduced that much
For instance, a veteran at present re-
ceiving 500 from the government and
$40 from his employer will be reduced
to a pay of $50 from the government
The Bureau is endeavoring to dis
courage acceptance of pay from en-
ployers of vocational training stu
dents, believing that it detrimental
to the efficiency of the training course.
An increase approximating 100 per
cent in the number of compensation
claims since the consolidation of the
departments, is reported. This in
crease is due largely to three clean
up squads now working in Idaho.
Washington and Oregon.
There are 10000 current claims for
compensation and vocational training
in the Northwest district headquar-
tiers in Seattle now. A total of 2,947
former service men are now being
trained in various trades and profess
sions. A total of 466 veterans have
been rehabilitated. An increase In
application for vocational training is
believed due to shortage of employ
ment
With s45,000,O0O of government in
surance held by World War veterans
in this district, Washington ranks first
among the 48 states in the number Of
ex-service men insured by the govern
ment in proportion to the number of
enlisted men from the state. A total
of $1,750,O00 insurance has been re-
instated in Washington during the last
six weeks.
Announcement is made that war
risk claims must be reinstated be-
fore December 81 of this year. All
claims will be handled at the Seattle
district office hereafter. Insurance
death claims will also be handled
there