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fective until the first day of the third
calendar month next succeeding that in
which such reduction or discontinuance
is determined.
Section 2O6. The first paragraph of
section 200 World War veterans act,
1924. as amended ~. S. c., title 38,
section AID, is hereby amended to read
as follows:
For death or disability. resulting
from personal injury suffered or dis
ease contracted in the military or
naval service on or after April 6, 1917,
and before July 2, 1921, or fer an ag-
gravation or recurrence of disability
| existing prior to examination, accept
| ance, and enrolment for service, when
such aggravation was suffered or con-
| tracted in, or such recurrence was
caused by the military or naval service
on or after April 6, 1917, and before
/ July 2. 1921, by any commissioned Of
! ficer or enlisted man. or by any men,
! ber of the Army Nurse Corps (femsle),
or Of the Navy Nurse Corps (female),
when employed in the active service
under the War Department or Navy
| Department, the United States shall
/ pav to such commissioned officer or en-
! listed man, member of the Army Nurse
Corps (female), or of the Navy Nurse
Corps (female). or women citizens OF
| the United States who were taken
| from the United States by the United
| States Government and who served in
| base hospitals overseas, or, in the dis
cretion of the administrator, separate
| " to his or her dependents, compensa-
ton as hereinafter provided; but no
compensation shall be paid If the in
| Jury, disease, aggravation, or recur-
renee has been caused by his own will
| full misconduct: Provided. That no
person suffering from paralysis, paresiS,
/ or blindness shall be denied compensa-
| ton by reason of willful misconduct,
nor shall any person who is helpless
or bedridden as a result or any dis
ability be denied compensation by rea-
son of willful misconduct. That Tor
! the purposes of this section and sec
/ ton 304 every such officer, enlisted
man, or ether member employed in the
active service under the War Depart
ment or Navy Department who was
discharged or who resigned prior to
July g. 1921, and every such officer, en-
listed man, or other member employed
in the active service under the War
Department or Navy Department on or
before November IL, 1918, who on or
after July 2, 1921. is discharged or re-
signs, shall be conclusively held and
| taken to have been in sound condi-
| ton when examined. accepted, and en-
| rolled for service, except as to defects,
disorders or inf1rmties made of
record in any manner by proper
authorities of the United States at
the time Of, or prior to, inception of
active service. to the extent to which
any such defect, disorder, or infirmity
was so made of record Provided,
| That an ex-service man who is shown
! IN hoy danoocad ~ hod
! prior to January /. 1925, neuropSy-
/ chiatric disease, spinal meningitis. an
active tuberculosis disease. paralysis
| agitans, encephalitis, lethargica, or
amoebic dysentery developing 10 per
centum degree of disability or more in
accordance with the provisions Of sub
division "a of section 202 of this act,
shall be presumed to have acquired his
disability in such service between April
! 6, 1917, and July 2. 1921, or to have
suffered an aggravation of pre-exist-
! ing neuropsychiatric disease. spinal
meningitis, tuberculosis, paralysis agi-
| tenS. encephalitis lethargica, or
amoebic dysentery in such service be-
tween said dates, and said presumption
shall be conclusive in cases of active
tuberculosis disease and spinal men,
! ingtiS, but in all other cases said pre-
sumption shall be rebuttable by clear
and convincing evidence; but nothing
| in this proviso shall be construed to
prevent a claimant from receiving the
benefits of compensation and medical
care and treatment for disability due
! to these diseases Of more than 10 per
centum degree Gin accordance with the
/ provisions of subdivision a. of section
| 202 of this act) on or subsequent to
| January l, 1925, if the facts in the
! ca thcfa iaf 6ic i'm. DrnxyidoI
| further, That no compensation shall be
payable for injury suffered or disease
contracted In An enlistment entered
into subsequent to November IL, 1918,
| or for aggravation or recurrence Of a
disability existing prior to exam
! ination, acceptance and enrolment
| for service, when such aggravation was
suffered or contracted in, or such re-
currence was caused by. the military
or naval service in an enlistment en-
! tered into after November IL, 1918:
Provided further. That this amend
ment and the pension laws shall not
be construed to deny the right of any
i person to file claim for pension on ac-
count of military or naval service not
comprehended by this amendment:
Provided further. That the provisions
OF section 602, World War veterans
act, 1924, as amended, shall not be
interpreted to authorize the payment
OF compensation except in accordance
with the provisions of this amendatory
act. This amendatory act shall be
deemed to be in effect six months after
the approval thereof and no further
payments Of compensation shall there
after be authorized except in accord
ance herewith"
Provisos on Testimony
In Suits Are Attached.
Section 207. The first paragraph of
section l9 of the World War veterans
act. 1924, as amended (U. S. c., title
81, section 445), is hereby amended by
adding at the end thereof two new
provisos to read as follows:
Provided, That in any suit tried
under the provisions of this section the
court shall not receive, admit. or en-
tertaln the testimony Of any person
whose statement has not previously
oeen submitted to the United States
veterans Bureau or the veterans Ad-
mlnlstration prior to the denial of the
claim sued upon. and the date of is.
suance Of the letter of disagreement
required by this section shall be the
date of denial Of the claim: Provided
further, That this section shall apply
TO all suits now pending against the
| S4ie0u oIatcS uHuer tne provisions OF
the war risk insurance act, as amend
ed. or the World War veterans act
1924, as amended"
Section 2os. Section 3O5 and section
309 OF the World War veterans act
1924. as amended (U S. c., title SO
section 5l6. 5l6b), are hereby repealed
as Of the date of their enactment and
Notwithstanding the provisions of sec
ton 602 Of the World War veterans,
act. 1924, as amended, no additional
payments shall be made under such
sections, or the third proviso of section
4O8, war risk insurance act, as amended
except to those persons actually receiy-
ing payments on the date of passage
OF thls amendatory act, and in those
claims where, prior to the date Of the
passage Of this amendatory act. It has
been determined by the veterans ad-
ministration that all or part of the in
surance is payable under those sections