New Ulm review., 1922-01-04
REPORT MUST
BE COMPLETE
WAR DISABLED ARE REQUIRED
TO SUPPLY COMPLETE
INFORMATION.
NO CLAIM CAN BE. SETTLED
WHEN ESSENTIAL DATA
is LACKING.

One of the outstanding features of
the late "clean-up-drive'' conducted
by the Veterans Bureau, during which |
time approximately 5000 persons were
interviewed in the Tenth District, has
been the laxity on the part of some of
the claimants interviewed in supply
ing essential information required in
the adjustment of their claims. 1t is,
therefore, deemed expedient that claim
ants should be advised, through ac-
curate publicity, to supply the neces-
sary additional information requested
on their cases, so that the same may
be finally adjusted.
Complete Information Needed.
An application for compensation or
vocational training must be properly
executed and filed before the Bureau is
authorized to consider the claim. By
properly executing the application is
meant that the claimant must answer
the questions asked, must sign his
name, and have the same acknowledged
before someone authorized to take
Acknowledgements, and in addition to
this must have the signatures of two
persons who are acquainted with the
claimant as witnesses.
Very Important Feature.
The second, and most important
feature, is that the claimant must
submit an honorable discharge from
the United States military or naval
forces or certified copy thereof. The
certifcation should be made by an
official empowered to acknowledge
oaths. 1t is of the utmost Importance
that claimant, in order to receive con-
sideration, be able to trace his alleged
disability to the service, or at least
that he prove that his condition was
aggravated because of his having been
in the service 1t, therefore, follows
that, in very large number of cases,
connection with the service must be
proved by affidavits of those who were
associated with the claimant while he
was in the service, or by those who
knew of his physical condition previous
to his entrance into the service, during
the time he was in the service, and after
his discharge from the service. Aft
davits of former companions in the
service are very desirable, but if it is
impossible to obtain these, other
affidavits will be deemed sufficient, if
they cover period of time between the
date of the claimants discharge and
the commencing of the alleged dis
ability sufficient to show connection
with the service. 1t is of the greatest
Importance that these affidavits be
furnished upon request and that the
claimant comply with all requests
made by the Bureau.
Government Not to Blame.
A great deal of criticism has been
made of the alleged dilatory actions
of the government in adjudicating
some of the claims that have been filed.
Investigation of these complaints has
shown in vast majority of cases that
the particular case under discussion
has been delayed because of the failure
of the claimant to supply essential data
which has been requested.
1t is recognized by the Bureau that,
in a certain number of cases wherein
the claimant has been requested to
furnish information, the request is not
fully understood. In case of this
character, it is advisable for the claim
ant to communicate with the nearest
office of the Veterans Bureau or with
the Red Cross, where matters will be
explained to him and the proper papers
executed.
Seeking Out Claimants. 4
The Veterans Bureau is making
strenuous effort to get in contact with
every former service person who may
have claim for compensation or vo-
cational training, and is asking the full
cooperation Of all interested to the
end that the benefits allowed under the
law may be taken full advantage of.
Old Man Crouch turned over a.
new leaf, all right, but the bots