Evening journal., 1922-07-22
injured Vets
MUST CERTIFY
Necessary TO File for Record
by August 9 for Com
penSation
STATE DETAILS OF
WOUNDS OR DISEASE

There are a large number OF vet
Grams throughout the country. prob
ably thousands Of them. who have
neglected to apply for a certificate
of injury. The failure to obtain
this certificate will initiate against
the veterans in making application
for compensation under the Vet
4 Grams Bureau. in the event that he
fails to apply for compensation
within five years from date of dis
charge. Therefore the Director OF
the Bureau Col. Charles r. Forbes.
is urging veteran organizations to
advise their members of the nee
essity OF securing such a certif-
cate.
The certificate of inquiry must be
obtained prior TO August 3. 1922. as
provided in Section 300 Of the War
Risk Insurance Act as amended
August Q. 1921. This section of the
Act covers the limitations OF the
right OF an eS-soldier to obtain COM
pensation for a disability resulting
from a disease or injury OF service
origin unless the disease or injury
has resulted in a disability within
one year from date OF discharge, or
unless the discharged soldier or sail
or In question can obtain from the
Director OF the United States Veter-
ans Bureau a certificate of Injury
within one year from the date OF
separation from the service or prior
10 August Q. 1929. The Director
or the Veterans Bureau desires to
inform the persons who may have
sustained an injury or disease in the
service. likely to result IN death or
disability as to their right to GER
tificate Of injury and also as to the
OF the statute which make
il imperative that they have such
a certificate II compensation should
be payable for disability resulting
from such injury.
h It Is not necessary to file a claim
for compensation or to take any
formal action other than the writ
ing Of letter to the director. Unit
ed States Veterans Bureau, Wash I
ington. d. C., giving the name. rank. |
organization, date OF enlistment and I
discharge and stating the circum- |
stances under which the disease or |
injury in question was incurred.
Heretofore, NOT very much empha- !
SIS has been placed on Section 800. /
Of the Act. the reason being that the .
i've years mentioned therein has not .
run for many Of the discharged SER
vice men. who desire to claim their =
right. under this Act, rather than /
under the pension law. Those who
were discharged between April 6,
1917, and October. 1917, have an
optional right-that is, they can
either apply to the Pension Bureau
Or to the Veterans Bureau, IL they
apply within the statutory period.
namely. within five years. Persons
discharged after October 6. 1917.
Will have no right whatever, unless
hey make claim five years from
late OF their discharge. An example
II that is a man discharged from
he navy on a surgeons certificate Of
disability. December !, 1917. files
lain with the Veterans Bureau, at
my one of the district Offices, on
December Is, 1922. His claim must
be disallowed because
he has not applied for compensation
within the five-year period, unless
he has certificate Of injury, which.
Is stated above. he must obtain be-
ore August Q. 1922" The above
tatement also relates to application
or compensation because of service
Connected deaths. Parents who are
lot receiving compensation. must
how dependency within five years
fter the death OF the person on ec-
cunt Of whose service claim is made.
his provision of the Act found in
ection sol. sub division &c
II might he we'll to mention in
his connection Section 315 of the
.ct. This section of course, only
overs those who are enlisted after {
'ebruary Q. 1922. Should claim s
G filed by a discharged man who Z
nlisted after February 9, 1922, re- q
ardless of the date Of discharge, O
: the present time he is without
rejection. Several acts are pend a
~ I'm Congress to cover such class a
{ claimants. but as the statutes d
ow stand there is no act to protect q
1em. neither the Veterans Bureau ii
or the pension office has any jur- y
dlction over them. !
These facts are called to the at a
,ntion of the ex-service men in or G
er that they may not lose ar right 7
r privileges under the Wa Risk n
Insurance Act as amended .ugust Z,
1921. The neglect or failure to II
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Try under the circumstances mem I
oned above. will work hardships n
n many veterans. =