The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-05-16
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Necessary Expenses of Attendant:
upon written statement from the at
tendant, to which is attached a copy
of the authority for the travel of the
attendant. The statement should give
the dates and the exact time of de-
parture Bureau and payment author
lied in the and arrival at the various
points of destination. II expenses
were incurred that could not be prop
erly taken care of by the use of Gov
eminent requests for transportation,
meals and lodging in his possession,
an itemiZed statement of such eX-
penses, together with receipts, should
also be submitted. When this claim
is properly presented as outlined
above, the claim will be reviewed by
the Regional Office of the Veterans
amount of $500 per day as reimburse
ment for the attendants time and
in the actual amount of other expens-
es proven to be necessary by the evil
dence submitted by the attendant.
6. For Per Diem (To Cover Finan-
cial Loss Resulting From Time Spent
During Physical Examination) :-Ap-
plication is made by written state
ment from the beneficiary claiming
per diem and by the submission with
his statement of Form 4SO v. B.
Claims. These forms may be secur-
ed by request from the Reginal Of
flee of the Veterans Bureau. The
veterans statement requesting reim-
bursement should contain the date and
time of arrival and departure at each
point of destination, such as home,
place of treatment. hospital, etc.
Form 4SO mentioned above is
statement certifying that the bene-
ficiary is regularly and gainfully en-
ployed, giving the occupation, en-
ployer's name if he has an employer,
and stating that by reason of such
reporting he has been unable to fol-
low his gainful occupation and has
therefore suffered a financial loss.
The law and regulations of the Bu-
reau permit the Director in his dis
erection to pay $2.65 per day to bene-
ficiary covering period of examina-
ton and observation, when such ex-
animation or observance has been pre-
viously properly authorized. Such
per diem cannot be paid for periods
during which the claimant is receiv-
ing treatment or for periods of OBJ
servation in the hospital where the
beneficiary is applying for treatment
for non-service connected disability.
When the evidence requested above
is received in the Regional Office of
the Veterans Bureau, it is reviewed
and if found to be proper under the
law and regulations of the Bureau,
per diem will be paid in an amount
not to exceed $4,000 in any one month. |
In cases in which compensation is be-
ing paid, per diem will be allowed |
only if the total of compensation and
per diem does not exceed $4,000 per |
A veteran called in for physical
examination or observation prior to
July 2, 1926, is entitled to reimburse i
ment for loss of wages sustained while |
so reporting. In order to secure such |
reimbursement, it will be necessary
to make application therefor to the |
U. S. Veterans Bureau, submitting
proof that the veteran was actually
in a gainful occupation and |
that wages were actually deducted as
a result of time lost because of re-
porting to the Veterans Bureau for
this examination or observation.
A statement from the employer is
necessary, giving the veterans name,
the actual days he was absent from
the statement that he
was absent in order that he could I'M
dergo physical examination re-
4uested by the Veterans Bureau, that
wages were actually deducted, giving
the amount of wages, both in total
and as paid each day, and the capac-
ty in which the veteran was employ
I'd. This statement must be prepared
with pen and ink, or on the typewrit-
ar, and signed with pen and ink.