Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20

regard to lay and other evidence, mo-
| Of O medical nature.
The director is authorized to pay com
| pensation to the person having CUSTODY
of an incompetent or minor during tht
time payments are suspended to th'
regular guardian because OF the mis-
conduct of the guardian.
| Provision Is made for the disability
allowances to any honorably discharged
veteran who saw service at least 80 day:
| during the World War, and who entered
the service prior to the armiStice. These
allowances are on the following scale
rs per cent disability, $l2 per month
| 80 per cent permanent disability, $lS
| per month; rs per cent permanent dis
ability, $24 per month; total permanent
disability, $40 per month. These bene.
| fits start from the date OF appiicatlor
and in no case are retroactive. Per
sons paying income tax are not eligible
| for this particular allowance.
Veterans are permitted to elect be-
tween the disability allowance and COM
! penSation in case they are eligible fol
! both. but in no case shall any one per-
! son draw both benefits at the same time
| Independent of any other compensa-
ton, veterans who suffered the loss o.
the use of a creative organ or a foot
/
prior to November IL, 1918, shall re-
ceive $25 per month. In the cases Of
the expeditionary forces in Russia the
dates for this benefit shall extend II
April /, 1920.
The necessity for constant" need Of
nurse or attendant In cases where
there is an allowance for nurse or at
, tendant Is removed from the law, mean
ing that If there is reasonable need
for nurse or attendant the allowance
will be permitted, regardless of the ne
cessity of this assistant being con
stantly" with the veteran.
A minimum rating of permanent par.
| tial 25 per cent shall prevail for al
cases of arrested tuberculosis. Con-
trary to a widespread opinion, this pro-
vision does not disturb the $50 statu-
| tory award for arrested tuberculosis
but was inserted in the law in order
that man who had two or more dis
abilities, one of which was arrested tu-
berculoSis, should receive the benefit OF
the combined rating that would give
them higher than the $50 per month
the bureau policy being to drop arrested
tuberculosis to zero on the rating table
after "a months of complete arrest.
The time limit for application for
compensation and presentation of proof
is removed. Prior to enactment of this
amendment the limit for application
and proof was April 6, 1880.
disqualification Is authorized for con-
tract surgeons who served overseas dur
ing the Spanish War when facilities are
available.
For purposes Of disqualification OF
Spanish War veterans, the period OF
that war shall be considered from April
!, 1893, to July 4, 1902, and the term
veteran" used in this connection shall
include all those retired and not dis
honorably discharged.
There is an extension Of one year
from July 8, 1880, during which suit
may be filed on Government insurance
Decisions of the director on all ques-
tons of fact and law are made final
thereby removing most Of the authority
Of the controller general with the
Veterans Bureau so far as facts and
law are concerned.
Official leave will be granted Veterans
Bureau employees who are subpoenaed
to attend insurance suits as witnesses
for veteran plaintiffs.
Provision Is made that the director
may permit the recognized representa-
tiveS of the American Red Cross, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, American Le-
gion and the Disabled American Vet
terans to inspect Veterans Bureau hles
in the adjudication of claims, under
such regulations rs the director may
prescribe.
Checks undelivered to beneficiaries
shall be retained in the Veterans Blu
reau ofices for three fiscal years rather
than be forwarded to the General Ac-
counting once after three months, a.
has been the procedure.
The Secretary of War is directed to
assemble at Washington all medical
and service records of World War vet
Grams. While the overwhelming major
ity Of these records are already in
Washington, thousands Of them are
scattered around the world: but under
this provision, the War Department il
instructed to have them all returned
to Washington and properly filed.
Provision Is made for the burial and
funeral expenses of veterans who die
in national military homes.
The Veterans Bureau is authorized
| to furnish a flag for the casket of any
veteran, regardless Of the cause OF
death.
C. NJ Jones of Charleston, w. Va.
newly elected D. A. v. national exeeu-
| tive committeeman for this district
paid his first Official visit to this city
during the past week, and was a guest
at luncheon at the National Press Clut
Of a number Of the officers Of the Dis
trict of Columbia department of the
D. A. v.
The national oficer exchanged ideas
on a number of broad policies OF the
organization and outlined the system
through which he expects to expand
| the outfit In this witty, Virginia, West
Virginia and Maryland through grant
| ing new chapters to a number of groups
and increasing the membership of the
existing units in the three States anc
the District.
Scores of members of the D. A. v
| participated In the garden party last
week at the White House as guests OF
President and Mrs. Hoover.
| AS further evidence of the apprecia-
| ton of Congress for the legislative as
! SiStance of the D. A. w., the House In
| the final week of the regular session
| decided to have the full proceeding;
| of the New orleans convention printed
as a public document, the d. A. v
being the first association Of the dis
abled ever to be recognized by Federal
enactment. In the laws governing the
Veterans Bureau the d. A. v. Is rec
ognized on exact parity with the Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars and the Ameri-
can Legion.
Fleet Naval Reserve Association.
The annual picnic of the three near
by branches of the Fleet Naval Reserve
Association, Washington, Baltimore ano