The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-04-03
Disabled
EX-SERVICE men

Seattle-Numerou benefits, until
now unavailable to disabled ex-ser-
vice men, and granted through the
passage of new veteran rlief mea-
sure, will be put into effect in this
ditrict Immediately, L. c. Jesseph,
Pacific northwest manager of the
United States Veterans Bureau, an
nounced today. Many war veterans
will be affected, he stated.
The benefits follow: That every
world war veteran who was dis
charged prior to the establishment of
the Veterans Bureau on August 8,
1921, shall be conclusively held to
have been in sound condition when
entering the service, except as to such
disabilities as were noted of record
when or prior to the time he entered
the service.
That an ex-service man who is
shown by examination Of Veterans
Bureau medical officer or other quail
fled physician to have a mental dis
ease or an active tubercular disease
of 10 per cent or more, within three
years after separating from service,
shall be considered to have acquired
his disability in such service or to
have suffered an aggravation of pre-
existent tubercular and mental disa-
bility. In addition to extending this
period from two years to three years
in mental and tubercular cases, this
provision eliminates the qualification
that the tubercular condition must be
pulmonary to entitle one to the bene-
fits Of the presumption.
That certificate of disability NAV
be obtained prior to March 4, 1924,
which, except in case of fraud, shall
be incontestable evidence that the in
jury for which it is issued was
suffered in or aggravated by the mill
tary service.
That where a veteran of any war
dies after his discharge from the SER
vice and does not leave sufficient as
sets to meet the expense of burial and
transportation of his body, the Veter-
ans Bureau will pay for a flag to
drape the casket and also for burial
expense will pay a sum not exceeding
500. The flag, after burial, is to be
given to the next of kin of such de-
ceased veteran. If death occurs while
such person is receiving governmental
medical, surgical or hospital treat
ment or vocational training, the bu-
reau shall pay, in addition to burial
expenses, actual and necessary cost
Of transportation of the body, includ-
ing the preparation of the body, to a |
place of burial within the continental |
limits of the United States.
That all hospital facilities under the |
Jurisdiction of the Veterans Bureau |
shall be available for veterans of the |
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insurrection suffering from
neuro- psychiatric or tubercular all
ments or disease. This includes
as granted to those
World war veterans receiving COM
'ensation and disqualification.
That payments of premiums on
early renewable term insurance and
insurance may be deemed
lot to have lapsed in the cases of
hose persons who, while mentally
Incompetent and for whom no legal
had been appointed, have
heretofore allowed or may hereafter
llow their insurance to lapse while
o suffering, during the period for
Which they have been or may here
fter be SO rated. Waiver in such
asses may be made without applica-
ion and retroactive where necessary
4 accordance with regulations which
nay be adopted by the director of the
ureau.
That the right to compensation for
he period of service from which such
ischarge is given shall not be barred
Mess person was discharged or
ismissed by sentence of court mar
lal The act prior to this amend
lent did not contain the proviso "by
entence of court martial