The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-11
VETS MUST APPLY BEFORE AUG. 10
 FOR DISABILITY
Final Date For Men Whose
 War Disabilities Have In creased and Aggravated.

Veterans of the World War who may at any future time be entitled to allowances because of disability incurred in, increased by and agra vated by service must file certificates of such disability on or before August g. This is the final date for filing such certificates.
 In the years elapsing since the war - many of the men have not found 1t necessary to file certificates and while all are hopeful that they will never have any claim against the govern ment for the service rendered they cannot tell what the future will bring consequently many are needing the warning given of the approach of the time limit, mere as protection
 Anyone who was sick or disabled during the period of his service is en- titled to a certificate setting forth the history of his case and should ob- tain and file it with the government. This certificate is the first essential for consideration of claims. Without it no case will be taken up-- The bureau is now prepared to assist men who are entitled to certificates to ob- tain them.
 The official instruction regarding the filing of the certificates as out lined by the New Haven sub-office of the bureau located at 152 Temple street, New Haven, is as follows:
 Any claimant filing a claim for Certificate of Injury within one year from the date of separation from ac- 
 August 9, 1921, whichever is the later date, who is shown by the official military or naval records, or by com petent evidence, to have suffered or to be suffering from disease or injury incurred in or aggravated during ser vice, shall be entitled to a Certificate of Injury showing the claimants name, rank and organization, date of separation from service, the nature of the evidence accepted as proof of existence of disability, and diagnosis or description of the disease or injury in question. All claims for Certificate of Injury will be adjudicated in the Central Office, Washington, D. c.
 In all cases where a claim is filed in accordance with Regulation 2, U. S. Veterans Bureau, for treatment under the provision of Section 13, Act of August 9, 1921, for disability in curred in or aggravated by service, and in any case where it is found that a claimant is suffering from dis ease incurred in or aggravated by service, but not of a compensable de- gree, thereby entitling the claimant to treatment without compensation, such claimant shall be entitled to Certificate of Injury, such certificate to be issued at the Central Office, Washington, D. C., after proof has ing the facts upon which the decis- ion and rating were made, but noth- ing Gn the order shall be construed to prevent the claimant receiving treat ment for service connected disability prior to the issuance of the Certificate
 "'In any case of claim filed prior to August 9, 1922, or within one year after separation from active service, whichever is the later, where a claim ant is found to be suffering with which did not arise within the first year from date of separation from service but which is proved due to injury incurred or aggravated during j- rad in the service under the provisions of Section 300 of the War Risk Insur- ance Act, amended by Section IS of the Act approved August 9, 1921, where no compensation is payable be- cause of failure to comply with Sec tion 306 of the War Risk Insurance Act, as amended by Section 20 of the Act, approved August 9, 1921, Ger tifcate of Injury Will be issued for filing in the case jacket, such certif1- cate to be issued in the District Of flee, countersigned by the District Medical Officer in lieu of the Assis- tant Director in Charge of Medical Division of the Bureau"
 In this same connection the local bureau announces:
 'fSection 309 of the Act is a Sec tion which has been enforced but little up to the present time, reason being that the five years mentioned therein has not run for many of the dis charged service men who desire to claim their rights under this Act r w. Those who were discharged between April 6, 1917, and October 12, 1917, have an optional right, that is, they 9aa either apply to the Pension if they apply within the statutory period, namely within five years. Per sons discharged after October 12, 1917, will have no right whatever un- less they make claim five years from date of their discharge. An lex ample of that is a man discharged from the Navy on s. c. D., Decem- ber 1, 1917, files claim with the Vet erans' Bureau at one of the District Offices. on December Is, 1922. His claim must necessarily be disallowed because he has not applied for com pensation within the five years per 1od unless he has Certificate of in jury which he must get before Aug ust g, 1922 This is vitally impor- service men and should be given as much publicity as possible in order that rights may not be lost because of this feature of the acts.
 ''The above outline relates also to application for cOmpensa tionS because of service connected deaths. Parents must show dependency within five years after the death of the person on account of whose service claim is made. This provision of the Act is found in Section 301, subdivision 'fG" and should be given publicity.
 'It is thought well to also call at- tention to Section 315. This Section of course, only covers those who are enlisted after February g, 1922 Should a claim be filed by a dis. charged man who was enlisted after February g. 1922, regardless of the date of discharge, at the present fimt he is without protection Severa acts are pending in Congress to Cover such class of claimants but as the
 tatutes now stand there is no Act tC
 roteet them; neither the Veterans
 PCreat> nor the Pension Office has any jurisdiction over them.
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