The Owosso times., 1922-07-28
Notice to Veterans

There are a large number of veterans
throughout the country, probably thous
ands of them, who have neglected to
apply for certificate of injury. The
failure to obtain this certificate will
initiate against the veterans in making
application for compensation under tine
Veterans Bureau in the event that he
fails to apply for compensation within
FIVE years from date of discharge
Therefore the Director of the Bureau,
COL Charles r. Forbes, is urging veter-
an organizations TO advise their mem
bers of the necessity of securing such a
certificate
helcertifi ,ate of injury must be OBJ
tanned prior to August 8, 1922, as pro
vided in Section 306 of the War Risk
Insurance Act as amended August 8
1921. This section of the Act covers the
| limitations Of the right of an ex-soldier
to obtain compensation for n disability
service origin unless the disease or in
| jury has resulted in disability within
one year from date of discharge, or un.
less the discharged soldier or sailor in
question can obtain from the Director
of the United States Veterans Bureau
certificate of injury within one year
from the date of separation from the
service or prior to August 9, 1922 The
Director of the Veterans Bureau de-
sires 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 certificate
Of injury and also as 10 the limitations
Of the statute which make it imperative
that they have such certificate if com
pensation shonld be payable for dsabil-
ity resulting from such injury.
1t is not necessary to file claim for
compensa tion or TO take any formal
action other than the writing of letter
to the Director, United States Veterans
Bureau, Washington. D. G giving the
name, rank, organization, date of en-
listment and discharge aud stating the
circumstances under which the disease
or injury in question was incurred.
Heretofore not very much emphas' $
has been placed on Section 306 of the
Act, the reason being that the FIVE years
mentioned therein has not run for many
Of the discharged service men who de.
sire to claim their right under this Act
rather than under the Pension Law
Tho.e 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 ap.
ply within the statutory period namely,
within FIVE years. Persons discharged
after OctUber @, 1917. will have no right
whatever unless they make claim five
years from date of their discharge.
An example Of that is: "A man dis.
charged from the navy on surgeons
certificate OF disability December 1,
1917. files claim with the Veterans Blu.
reau at any one of the district offices on
Deco mber Is, 1922 His claim must
necessarily be dissllowed because he
has not applied for compensation with.
in the five-yesr period unless he has a
certificate of injury, which as stated
above, he must obtain before August 8.
1922 The above statement also relates
tn application for compensation because
Of service connected deaths Parents
who are not receiving compensation
must show dependency within five years
after the death OF the person on account
Of whose service claim is made. This