Evening star., 1933-06-26
VETERANS BENEFIT
BY & MILLIONS
Bulletin on Revision of Pay
ments Is Completed by
Administration.
BY the Associated Press.

About $46,o00,0O has been given
back to veterans by the Veterans Ad-
ministration in a revision of benefits
prescribed by law in the closing hours
of Congress.
| The bulletin on revision of benefits
has been completed, mailed to field
offices, but is still to be kept secret until
it's official publication, expected mo-
mentarily.
Rating schedules in accordance with
President Roosevelt's executive regula-
! field, along with instructions about how
to apply the new so-called compromise
law.
These are being held as confidential
| by the administration, with the expla-
nation that they covered administrative
! matters. Meanwhile, plans are being
pushed here for setting up boards to
review the presumptive type cases.
10000 Presumptive Gases.
approximately 10000 veterans are
included IN this classification, set up
by law in 1924 with an added provision
| that in the case of certain ailments,
such as tuberculosis, neuro-psychiatrlc
troubles and others, it should be pre-
sumed they originated in service.
Although no definite decision yet has
been reached by the Veterans Admins
tration, it was considered likely the
boards to review these presumptive
cases between now and October 81,
would each consist of five members and
be regional groups covering areas under
charge of existing regional Offices of
the Veterans Agency.
The Veterans Administration hopes
to have its recommendations for men,
bership on these boards ready for Presi-
dent Roosevelt by July /, and to have
them in action by mid-July. Establish
ment OF the boards through the new
law prevented removal of the presump-
tive cases from the rolls on July /, as
originally called for under the economy
law
The boards will automatically review
each OF the presumptive cases, to deter
mine whether the presumption should
be granted. Should cases be unsettled
on October 81, President Roosevelt may
extend the time for them. Until Octo-
Der 81 or pending board decisions, vet
Grams in the presumptive classification
will receive rs per cent of the payments
they were getting March 20, when the
economy law became effective.
46 Millions to Be Added.
Officials could not estimate how much
might be added to the total payments
to veterans by these reviewing boards,
but it was indicated that the compro-
mise law, limiting reductions to veterans
injured in service to Is per cent and
providing for Spanish American veter-
ans, would add around $4,000, 900 to
the $500, 600, 900 total under the original
economy law of March 20.
In addition, $4,000, 600 will be added
by the presidential regulations of June
6, modifying the economy law and pro-
viding for an average reduction of
around 18 per cent in payments to vet
Grams injured q service, for an esti-
mated aggregate addition Of SOC, 900 600,
bringing the total for veterans expendi-
lures in 1884 to $500, ,0o0, 900. as COM
pared with about $875,000,0 900 during
the year ending July /, 1888.
The additional amounts will reduce
savings in veterans benefits under the
economy law TO a net saving Of approx
imately $275 ZOO, 900.
The $96,0000 900 increase as whole is
shown by the veterans administration
to be distributed as follows:
Disability compensation, $49, 1862, 900;
death compensation to dependents, $11,-
0o0, coo; disability allowance, given for
injuries not directly connected with
service, $780,, 900; pensions to Span
ish- american War veterans for service
connected injuries, $4,985 900; to Span
ish-American veterans for non-service
connected ailments, $15,157 900; pen
after the Armistice. $2,60e, 900; addi-
tional disqualification, $8,500,o00.