Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-08-01
Vets Learn Netu Skills

ing, metal work, jewelry, plaSticS
and leather-working are among the
trades being learned by severely in
jured patients in most veterans hos
pitfalls throughout the country.
These courses not only speed the
recovery of the patients and reduce
the number of readmissions, but
also provide the veterans with an
opportunity to contribute to their
own livelihood after their recovery.
The program, VA says, is fitted to
the individual needs of the patients
and to the requirements of each
type Of hospital whether neuropsy-
chiatric, tuberculosis or general
medical and surgical hospital.
Matchmaking has attracted many
seriously disabled veterans and has
materially helped in their rehabil-
itation. Recently a group of 80 vet
Grams completely paralyzed from
the waist down because of spinal
cord injuries have progressed so
well they continue their training at
the Bulova school Of matchmaking
in Long Island, N. Y.
Questions and Answers
@. My husband was in service in
1913 and he had cerebrospinal men,
nights. Since that time he has been
sick, taking medicine and going to
different doctors and to veterans
hospital. He runs fever almost
every day. He is AZ years old, his
blood pressure is lob and his weight
just ITO. l don't know just what to
do. He gets $3.50 month pension
and they won't give him work be-
cause he is SO sick. How can we
live on $3.50 month and pay his
doctors and medicine? Please adj
wise me what you think the right
thing to do about this Sickness
Mrs. H. NJ, Reserve, La.
A. I would suggest that he make
application for admission to the
nearest veterans hospital where he
can obtain proper treatment at the
expense of the government. 1t is
possible that his disability rating
may be increased so that he can
draw more pension.
@. l would like to ask a question
on beneficiarieS. My one and only
child served almost five years in the
army but never got days furlough
all the time. He went down at Oki-
nawa. want to know the reason
the parents as dependents do not
receive the furlough pay that was
justly to be our sons if he had lived
to come back. have had personal
talks with lot Of our boys that did
come back and every one said we
most certainly were entitled to his
furlough pay. Please give an an
swer to my question.-A broken
hearted mother that lost all that
mattered in this worId.-Mrs. d. c.,
Snyder, Tex.
A. Suggest that you write to the
Adjustment Division, Army Finance
Center, Building 204, St. Louis 20,
Mo-, and explain your situation. We
believe you are entitled to all back
pay, six month gratuity pay and
whatever other benefits your son had
coming at the time of his death.
You should also check with Veter-
ans administration concerning his
insurance and, if you are dependent
parents and his father is living, you
are both entitled to pension from
Veterans administration.
@. My grandson was discharged
from the army few months ago
and he was to have had his tonsils
and appendix removed before. They
told him they would let him know
as soon as they had room at the hos
pital. Now he was working in Wis
consin and he had to have his ap-
pendix removed in a hurry. The
doctor there tried to get him in
the vets hospital but they didn't
have room for him so they took him
to the local hospital. Now they tell
him he will have to pay his own bill
because he was not in Minnesota,
How can we find out?-E. McG.,
Staples, MINI.
A. 1t is very unlikely that he can
be reimbursed under the law un-
less he can prove that his appen-
dicitis ailment was service-connect-
ed, which would be difficult to
prove. The fact that he had con-
tacted the army medics before his
discharge might have bearing and
it would do no harm to take it up
with Veterans administration, but
VA is not obliged to accommodate
non-service connected cases unless
they do have room in the hospitals.
@. have brother who served in
the army four years and was wound
ed in Italy. His right foot was shot
all to pieces and he couldn't walk a
step for a year. So they discharged
him and now won't pay him but S24
| a month. He has family and is
under the care Of doctor. He has
spent around $500 for his doctor
bills-M. H., Addison, Ala.
A. There is no way for the war
department to help him. His only
recourse is to ask for a reexamina-
ton at Veterans administration in
the hope that his disability rating
may be increased.