Evening star., 1933-06-30
100000 VETERANS .
| LOSE ALLOWANCES
Government Will Drop Many
From Disability Rolls
at Midnight.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Upward Of 400 900 veterans were on
notice today that midnight means an
end to payments to them from the
Government.
Veterans Administration officials,
meanwhile. pushed along plans for
early reviews Of the cases of hundreds
Of thousands OF other former soldiers
to determine whether they shall stay
on the rolls, and what they shall be
paid.
Under the economy law and subse-
quent modifying regulations and sta
tutes. approximately 3S7,0 900 World War
for troubles not directly connected with
their service 60 of the rolls at II sharp
tonight for an estimated savings Of
$83, 1000, 600
Administration oficials said there
were several thousand others for whom
payments stopped tonight, but the total
was not available either in the aRRre-
gate or by classification of the former
soldiers. although there were hundreds
Of the emergency retired officers in the
list
Estimated Savings.
Latest oficial figures showed the
economy campaign would cut estimated
expenditures for the fiscal year 1894
$345 100000 under appropriations for
the 1888 period. with the major reduc-
tions broken down as follows:
Diss bility compensation for troubles
attributed to service. cut from $203,-
689. 1859 to $l18,272.240 In this CLASH
fication are approximately 10000 vet
erans Of the so-called "presumptive"
type. whose disabilities under previous
laws were presumed to have originated
in service.
Special reviewing boards will be set
up by July 10 to 60 over all these cases
to determine whether service connec-
ton shall continue to be granted, with
the veterans remaining on the rolls
until October 81 or board decision,
at IS per cent Of previous payments.
The $ll l.078,582 set aside for 1888
for the COLA emergency retired officers
is cut to S3,300,000 for 1884. while the
sll9649,232 granted last year for vet
Grams and dependents of the Spanish
American War. Philippine Insurrection
and Boxer Rebellion is whitfield to SOL
79l ,644
One Increase Shown.
One increase Is shown, as the ap-
preparation for 1888 for those injured
during peacetime duty is increased from
$6.747 500 to sl0681 900 for 1894
Medical, hospital and domiciliary
service is cut from Sis. 900 900 to s85.-
773,000. but Veterans Administration
officials said any whose disability orig
mated in service would continue to re-
ceive adequate attention.
large portion Of this reduction was
explained as made possible by economy
law provisions and presidential regula-
tlons denying hospital attention to
acute" cases, and to those whose dis
abilities were not traced to service. BY
an acute case. officials said they meant
some veteran who suddenly was strick-
en- with appendicitis and who. under
old laws. could get treatment, but no
longer will be able to.
The administration now is compiling
list of several thousand names for
membership on the boards to review
the presumptive cases, which will be
sent along to President Roosevelt for
his consideration
The Chief Executive will decide
whether to appoint the members in
dividually or set standards for the
Veterans Administration by which to
measure the type wanted so that the
latter can weed them out.