Evening star., 1924-08-11
YOUR BONUS
Questions That Bother You
Will Be Answered in
This Column.
Address: Room 722, News De-
partment. The Evening Star,
Warrington, ID. c.

.. / am going to name my estate
as my beneficiary of the adjusted
compensation to which I am entitled.
If l should die before the 20-year
period for which the certificate runs
and the Government should pay my
estate would any indebtedness I
might leave have to be paid off be-
fore the persons l named in my will
would receive the cash payments? l
have some debts, and I want to di-
vide the compensation due me be-
tween my wife and mother, but I do
not want debts I may now owe or
owe hereafter to be paid out of the
proceeds of the policy I will receive.
Thanks for your answer.-T.
A. If you name your estate as your
beneficiary, then such part of the
proceeds as may be required to pay
your debts will be used by your ad-
ministrator before any payments will
or can be made to the persons you
wish to share the benefits of your
adjusted compensation upon your
death if it should occur before the
expiration of the 20-year period for
which the certificate runs. When a
man dies and leaves his property to
his estate every claim against his
estate must be settled before the
beneficiaries under his will receive
any benefits. When the proceeds of
your policy upon its maturity on ac-
count of your death are paid to your
administrator then the Government s
interest ceases. and such proceeds are
subject to all State laws of inherit
ance. During your life though no
person can levy or seize any benefit
or money you may receive from the
Government for any reason whatso-
ever.
Q. What department of the gov
ernment will pay me the value of my
policy upon it's muturity or upon its
becoming due when / die? What &C
tion does the War Department take
upon a claim and what are the duties
of the Veterans Bureau? I have had
little difficulty in the past with the
War Department and if you will an
swer this question for me I will ap-
preciate It'll. r.
A. If you served with the Army
your application should be sent TO
the War Department. 1t merely de-
cides whether or not you are the
veteran entitled to the benf1ts and
if so what the total amount OF the
credit due is. Then it certifies its
findings to the Veterans, Bureau. In
other words, the duty of the War
Department is simply to ascertain
and verify whether or not you are
the veteran and what you should be
paid. Then the Veterans Bureau
takes up the case. If you owe some
branch of the government money you
will have to settle with the Veterans
Bureau. If dependent has filed ap-
plication the War Department pro-
cedure is the same. Then the Vet
erans' Bureau must decide whether
or not the applicant is dependent If
dependency is not presumed. 1t will
probably, in a great many instances
have to check the figures of the War
Department against its own, which
records it has accumulated in deal
ing with allotments and allowances
compensation ,and insurance. of over
q million veterans or, dependents,
who will apply for an adjustment of
compensation Most Of the detail and
most of the troublesome cases will
have to be settled with the Veterans
Bureau. /.
v. M. E.-You are entitled to the
benefits of adjusted compensation
We will mail your brother in India
an. application blank. II you send US
his full name, address and necessary
postage. 4