The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-08-02

| of their war service, not now receivin:.
 relief from the government. may be cared for by law. Amendments to the war risk insur- ance act requested by the Legion Ut Il recent hearing follow: l. That if the insurance of a neuro-psy- chiatric patient of the veterans bureau has lapsed and he has not had a guardian l appointed by court. that the director 0: l the United States veterans bureau b. 1 directed to reinstate his insurance anc l continue 1t in force. 2. To prevent the examiners of the vet
 erans' bureau from using their judgmen as 10 whether a mans disability is o
 service origin when this disability Wa not noted at the time of his enrolment l for service.
 3. The word pulmonary be stri ken
 from the law so that service men suffer. ing from tuberculosis of the glands or
 bone may become compensa ble.
 4. That the period of separation from active service during which an ex-seryic.
 man would be considered to have con
 tracted tuberculosis automatically from service be extended to five years from the present period of two years following d, charge
 5. That the provision limiting to two years a mans automatic service connec 1 tloH "HtH SulleTlIS rom d HeuEo-pSA CIll1i- tric disease. be automatically extended to five years.
 6. That burial expenses of $l00 be 1 amended to provide for s3p0 transportatio. of the body and burial, and that this b, extended to claimants of the bureau wh,
 die in institutions under the Jurisdiction of the bureau, although they have nc
 been declared compersable. '. That where a disabled veteran has
 been an inmate of hospial or asylum during a continual period of one year oi more or where such person has beei
 rated as totally disabled or totally an temporarily disabled for a continua
 period of one year or more. he shall l. rated as totally and permanently disabled 8. Providing that the total permanen disability rating clause be amended to in
 clude the loss of the hearing of both ear.
 as permanent and total disability. g. That in no case shall the compensa.
 ton of a disabled person be reduced un. less a physical examination has been made since the last rating. nor until h. 1 shall have been given at least three
 months notice mailed to his last address l of the bureaus intention to make a re- duction.
 10 To extend the period from one year | after discharge or from August :. 1922, to
 August g. 1926. for obtaining certificates Of disability.
  revocable.
 F. That the date by which government 1 term insurance must be converted to in l surance carrying a reserve shall be ex- tended from 1926 to 1881. B. That an applicant for reinstatement who suffers from a disability of service | origin. and who Is indigent may reinstate his government insurance and have the
 iapsed premiums charged against the face
 of his policy.
 | l4. To make permanent total disability | payable to veterans whose insurance has
 lapsed. where compensation In excess Of | premiums was due.
 Is. To make insurance payable to bene- | fciaries where a permanent total dis 1 abled. veteran was denied reinstatement
 because of his condition, and has since i died.
 Is. To provide that the veterans bureau 1 shall furnish all patients on discharge 1 from hospital. a statement of the medical
 finding as to the condition of such pa l tlent