New Britain herald., 1924-01-29
Reorganization Plans, as Proposed in Report to Senate, Are of Utmost Importance to Ex-Serv- icemen.

dSnlDstOn, Jan. -J.--f ull du- thority for the director of the veterans bureau to put into force a 1 complete administrative reorganiza- 1 ton both in the home office and in the field is proposed in a preliminary report filed with the senate today by ! the special committee which has spent eight months in Investigating 1 the affairs of the bureau. 1 Under the plan recommended, the director would be enahled to establish rating moards in every district and sub district to examine and rate claimants iu person; to greatly simplify pro- cedure on appeal and to make radical changes in hospital administration.
 This is only one of score of recommendations made by the com mittee which proposes a qualification of all Of the laws affecting the bureau, regulating compensation for disabled veterans, regulating war risk insurance Of persons in the mii- tary service and providing for voca- tional rehabilitation of disabled veterans.
 Qualification of these statutes is
 
 not need to wait and should not wait on the completion of the committees report on the manner in which the veterans bureau has been adminis- tered in the past"
 Other changes in existing laws or practices proposed hy the committee are:
 Insurance Privileges
 That a partial reinstatement Of the lapse of war risk insurance be per mitted; that reinstatement in any case be permitted for one year after the enactment Of the code but there- after only when application is made within two years of the lapse; that physical disability and service origin short of total permanent disability be no bar 10 reinstatement. and that au- tomatic reinstatement out Of retro active awards of compensation be prohibited,
 Vocational Training.
 That roratiunaI training be limited 10 those who suTrrcd disability in line of duty and moi tbc results of their own miscouduci between April Q, 1Alt and IUlN Q, I9-l,
 That vocational training be limited to those who mad" applications on or before June go. 1893; that training he limited tn ttosr who made aprli- cations on or before June SH. 1893. that training must be started on or before June SO. 1924 and that nll truiniug must be terminated hy June 90. i996.
 A slight mrrnurr in training allow anrr Ter veterans with children.
 Provision that trajnrcs injured In the rogrsc or their training be given right To componsatiou under the federal employees compensation act.
 Inrrcn.c for Tathr,>.
 A slight Increase in fine ralr Of compensation to ,ttrrana having sev- crai ctiJdren or wilows with several children
 norbie conp,usullou for widows and parents where husband and son. or two sons have died Of service m- iurios.
 That the loss Of ,h" rsr Of limbs be made the aqu'vo'c" Of lost li'hbs in ascertainine t"tal permanent dis ability.
 That the ratings of disability be bascd on u'arago impgirp'cnt jn oc- cupptions imiiar to that of the in- mrrd vetprau An alloHgn"r of 2t" prr month for ap attendant for au lciplars veterans. !
 Reduction to &7" pnf month as the i compensation to irsaun veterans. who ha1r Heilhsr pifr. cbild or dcpcndent parent and who are tlaintained free | of rHarec u a veterans bureau hospital.
 No Ii1remtise RodmtioB> That rrtroartt'" reduction in com- pensa.iou l.. 3orbiIdcu n&rapt where . the bcnrHcla has bau guilty Of fraud. \ strictrr Gmitg'ioo con retroactive awards and rs troactivc increases CT I rompt usatiop
 An ircr.aer iu tl" allowance of buriaj e<p,aaas ron sloU fo s1Sp. 5