The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-02-03
From Capitol Hill
BY EARL Il. LEWIS, Nj. c.
18th Ohio District
Benefits Provided BY Congress For
Veterans OF World War /!


disqualification: \ person who is in
jured or becomes i'll in tn" service is
| afforded the best possible medical care
! in Army or Navy hospitals, as the case
may be. Ii he completely RECEIVERS. he
| is restored to active duty. If he does
not recover and needs additional hos
| pitaliZation. he is discharged directly
| to Veterans administration hospital
If further disqualification is unneceS-
| Sary but his condition does not permit
his return 10 active duty, he may be
| discharged 10 90 home. The Veterans
administration has 90 hosp ia $
throughout the United States and plans
now being completed or under way
are expected To furnish additional beds
To meet the needs of all veterans elig-
ible under the laws administered by
the Veterans Administration. Hospital
iZation and domiciliary care are avail
able to World War II veterans in
Veterans Administration facilities for
eith her service or nonSprVice connected
disabilities.
Pensions are payable for disabilities
or injuries due to the service in
amounts varying from $40 To SlOO per
month, depending upon the degree of
disability in each individual case. Ad
ditional allowances for specific in
.iurieS or loss, such as loss of Il limb,
are granted up to $3.50 per month \
World War III veteran receiving hos
pitaliZation may continue 10 draw his
pension Will" in the hospital if he has
II wife. child or dependent parent: il
no dependents, his pension is reduced
to $500 per month during the time he
is hospitaiZcd. Servicemen discharged
because of disability due to service
should make application TO the near
est Veterans Administration Office inn
medialelN upon discharge. IT will have
to be remembered that Il pension is not
payable in advance, but that checks
are mailed the first of each month for
the amount due for tn" previous month.
Insurance: Every man who was in
or who entered the armed services on
or after October 8, 1910 Is permitted
and urged to take out insurance and
no medical examination is required.
The rates on this Government inSur-
ance are very low ina$much aS peace
time rates with no additional cost for
war risk hazard or cost of adminiS-
1ratiOn are included. Upon discharge
veteran must continue to make his in
Surance payments direct to the Vet
Grams Administration in Washington,
or his policy will lapse. 4 veteran who
has been discharged and has permitted
his insurance To lapse may reinState it
without medical examination UP 10
February %, 1914. Thereafter medical
examination will be required in order
to reinStatc IapScd policies. lnSuranc"
premiums are waived and the policy
carried in full force only if the in
Sured is adjudgcd totally disabled.
Rehabilitation If IA SclViceman, as
Il result of disability incurred in the
service has Il vocational handicap
which will prevent him from returning
TO work, he is eligible for training upon
application To the nearest Veterans
Administration office. Upon completion
of such training hc is also entitled h.
assistance in securing II job for which
he has been trained.