Evening star., 1924-09-03
YOUR BONUS
Questions That Bother You
Will Be Answered in
This Column.
.Addresss Room 722, News De.
partment. The Evening Star.
Washington, ID. G.

c. have received the following let
ter from the department about my
claim for the bonus. Please tell me
what is meant by the second para
graph and just what 7 ought to do.
Your application for adjusted COM
pensation under the World War ad-
juSted compensation act is returned
here with, and it is requested that
the death certificate of the veteran
should be attached thereto. Both the
application and the death certificate
should be returned to the bureau as
soon as possible. You are also ad
vised that an Individual application
should be made out for the child men
toned in your application. You are
further advised that it will be neces
sary to have the father and mother
of the veteran submit applications.
Please see that they are guided ac-
cordingly."-Mrs. r. c. A.
a. You merely have to complete
your own application by attaching to
it copy of the death certificate. Then
get another application and fill it in
filing it for the benefit of your child.
That will be contingent application
for the record of the department and
will be acted upon only in case of
your death before receiving all the
payment to which you may be en-
titled Then the father and mother. if
alive. should also file individual ap-
pliCationS for the benefits. You, as
the widow are entitled to the money
due. but your child and the veterans
parents have contingent interests,
which are protected by filing applica-
ton. They will not receive anything
unless you die before collecting all
bonus.
Q. am receiving pension. I am
the sole beneficiary of my son. Am 1
entitled to the bonus?-B. M. i.
A. If you were dependent upon your
son you will be entitled to his bonus
provided he is not survived by an un-
married widow or child. The fact
that you receive a pension will not
bar you from receiving, the benefits
of the bonus if you are entitled to it,
Q. If veteran of the World War
disposes of his bonus, will his widow
receive 4 pension?-L. T..
A. The veteran who rendered the
service can name any person as his
beneficiary, and does not have to
name his wife. If veteran dies
from disabilities incurred in the mill
tary service, his widow may be. en-
titled to compensation, which is not
veterans of the World War and their
dependents are not paid pensions by
the Pension Office, as are veterans
of the Civil and Spanish-American
wars. -y-st,. .-... ....... -
O.. I have filed an application for
the New York State bonus, and re-
ceived an acknowledgment card, on
which there was printed the follow
ing: There will be a delay in the
payment of your bonus, no card COW
ering your service record having been
received from Washington" What
does this mean?-I. b. w.
A. Several years ago the War De-
partment made a complete record of
all the men and their services rem
dered the Government during the
war, and the adjutant general of
each State was furnished with these
data. In almost all cases State bonuses
are paid only to legal residents of the
State. Your service record will show,
whether your service was credited to
the State of New York. II it was