Evening star., 1933-08-05
VETERANS REVIEW
BOARDS NAMED
New York, Illinois and Mas
sachusetts Bodies Are
Set Up.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Veterans Administration has
set up the first Of the Federal boards
to review the claims Of 10000 ex-serv-
ice men seeking a continuation OF bene-
fit payments that were eliminated by
the economy act.
They will deal with cases in New
York City and Eastern New York State,
Illinois and Massachusetts,. Veterans
Administrator Frank T. Hines said In
letter the duties of the members were
"of the greatest importance both t. the
veterans whose claims will be reviewed
and to the Government"
Establish Others Quickly.
Other boards will be established as
rapidly as possible, the administration
announced. They will handle the
claims of veterans whose disabilities
under old laws were presumed to have
originated in service and will decide
whether that presumption should be
granted.
Each board will have five members,
three appointed by the President and
two from the Veterans Administration.
Members of the boards announced to-
day follow:
New York-Edward E. Spafford. New
York City; Samuel Aronowitz, Albany:
Theodore Stitt, Brooklyn: Dennis L..
Black and John D. Darcy Of the Boston
Office of the Veterans Administration.
Robert E. Condor. New York City;
Chester Abrams of Huntington. Douglas
I. Mckay, Westchester County. N. y;
DR.. Samuel Tartakof1 and Frank D..
Tanner Of the Boston Office Of the Vet
erans' Administration.
Boards for Illinois.
Two boards were announced for H.
Abel Davis, Chicago; Albert A.
Sprague, Chicago; Lynn D. Sifiord,
Anna; DR.. G. w. Rudolph and John
w. Musgrave Of the Veterans Admins
tration office at Detroit.
Bert Massee, Chicago; Clifford Holden,
Glen Ellyn; George G.. Seaman, Tay-
lorsville; Edward G. Brandenberger and
Carroll D. Robertson Of the Detroit Of
flee OF the Veterans Administration.
For Massachusetts,
Charles H. Cole, Boston; DR.. Thomas
Fqourney, Pittsfield: Timothy j. Null
cahy, Clinton; Dr. Palmer A. Potter and
william F. Greene of the New York
City office of the Veterans Administra-
ton.
Function Until October 81.
Under the law providing for the
boards they are to function until Oc-
tober 81. The veterans will remain on
the benefit rolls at rs per cent OF
amounts being received up to July /,
unless they are removed prior to Octo-
ber 81 by a board decision.
Hines said in his letter that 1t was
"the sacred obligation of the Govern
ment to care for those who were dis
abled in the service Of their country
but that none should remain on the
rolls unless he incurred his disability
in the line Of duty in the active military
or naval service.
your task is a dificult one" he
warned board members and continued
I'll. in your judgment In any case
you believe that the condition Of the
veteran Is connected with the military
or naval service, you should continue
him on the rolls.
'Your finding must not be based on
any speculation or purely sympathetic
grounds, but must be based on the evi-
dence of the record before you when
you make your determination, but you
should bear in mind that all reason
able doubt Is to be resolved In favor Of
the veteran and the burden OF proof u
on the Government.
Discretion Il Wide.
your discretion in these cases Is q
wide one and should be carefully exer-
cised.
Much, in my judgment, will depend
upon your action. I believe that the
roll Of veterans In receipt Of pension
for disabilities incurred IN the active