Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-05
TO HELP Ex-SERv|CE
MEN SECURE RATINGS
AND COMPENSATION

National Adjutant Lemuel Bolles of
The American Legion headquarters
at indianapolis, Ind, has sent letter
with very valuable information con-
corning the activities of National
Commander MacNider for the Sc
curing of justice and proper treat
ment for disabled veterans, to which
he has been giving much time since
the Kansas City convention.
Commander McNider on Dec. %
wires Director Forbes of the U. S.
Veterans Bureau submitting a plan,
whereby squads with a rating officer
in charge and to have complete au-
thority in rating claims. to visit each
of the hospitals used by that bureau
to examine and rate all men. who by
reason of their disabilities were I'M
able to appear before the Cleanup
Squad and obtain adjustment of their
compensation claims.
Approval of this plan was received
by the national commander on
Christmas eve and on Dec. q the fol-
lowing instructions We're wired to all
district managers of the Veterans
Bureau:
Bureaus Plan for Special Hospital
Campaign
Limit campaign to pending claims
for compensation of men now hos
pitalized who have not been awarded
a temporary total rating from date
of discharge; to eX-SerVice men now
hospitaliZed and VINO have received
no compensation or award WhatSo-
ever; and to eX-Service men hoSpi-
taliZed who have not yet made for
NAL application for componsations.
a competent representative of the
Veterans Bureau from each regional
office Will visit the hospitals in each
district and procure the name, rank,
organization" C number, if one
has been assigned, of every eX-Serv-
ice man hospitalized and falling with
in the above classilications.
Cleanup Squads Will be created in
each regional office sufficient to cover
all the hospitals in which eX- service
men are interned; such squads COM
prise an experienced physician COM
petent to rate compensation disabili-
ties, q competent compensation and
insurance representatives qualified to
make tentative awards. and sufficient
experienced clerical personnel.
The District managers will forward
these names and information to the
central office, which will send the
compensation folders of each case to
the district Offices. The personnel of
the district offices will familiarize
/ themselves with the information and
date and visit the hospitals, taking
with them the compensation folders,
! make confidential tentative ratings
in all cases where such are warrant
cd, returning the folders and ratings
| TO the district Office.
! All awards and disallowances will
he made in the district Office to com
ply with the provisions of the Sta
tutc.
IN cases where additional evidence
is required before a definite decision
may be rendered, the Cleanup Squad
will explain to the claimant the char
actcr OF The evidence necessary. Ar
/ ranscmcnt will be made for some
one of the hospital staff to receive
such additional evidence, which lie
: VIII transmit to IA special unit OF
Individual in the district office sc
that it may receive immediate atten-
ton and consideration. The district
( manager Will maintain an effective
J tollow-up system on all cases where
additional evidence is called for, tC
insure a speedy settlement.
/ LeGion's lialSOn representatives ir
/ each of the I regional districts of the
! L. :. Veterans Bureau are being re-
! questcd to confer with their respec-
i've district managers relative tC
mapping out program for the CO.
operation of Legion departments ant
posts in putting the job over Will
speed and efficiency. The Legior
liaison representative for District No
is John T.. Holland, L. S. Vet. Blu.
rcau. Boston, Mass.