Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-08-08
Eligibility Proof Sin1plifed

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In an effort TO expedite issuance
OF certificates Of eligibility for edu-
cation and training under the G.I.
bill, Veterans administration has
announced it will accept terminal
leave orders as a basis for deter
mining eligibility.
Where orders reflect at least
eight days of terminal leave indi-
eating they have at least 80 days Of
service, they will be accepted as
valid for period of six months,
VA said.
VA said the procedure would ex-
pedite issuance of certificates
where army and navy personnel
are separated from service but will
not be discharged until expiration
of their leave period. Under the
new plan it will not be necessary
for VA to check applicants service
records to determine eligibility be-
fore authorizing naturalization in an
educational institution or training
establishment. The temporary GER
tlficates will be replaced by regular
forms after the veterans exact
period of entitlement has been de-
termined. Also, by this procedure
service personnel in separated
status may take advantage of the
education and training privileges
pending their discharge. There is
one rub. They will not be eligible
for subsistence allowance until their
formal discharge.
Questions and Answers
@. am a navy seabee veteran
with less than three months serv-
Ice, having received medical dis
charge due to an unlimited fracture
Of the right ankle, not service-con-
nected. This injury, which was sus-
tanned prior to my entrance in the
service, had given no trouble at all
in civilian life. But the rigorous
training aggravated it to such an
extent that the navy saw fit to dis
charge me. Shortly after my return
to civilian life applied for a PEN
sion, which was denied on the
grounds that the examination given
me at the VA hospital showed no
such condition existed. However,
this condition most certainly does
exist and is growing steadily worse.
On the basis of the facts as outlined
above. am I eligible for treatment,
an operation if necessary? My pres
ent condition and the cause for nv
discharge is due to an old injury
being made much worse while in
training to the point of making me
unfit for service and curtailing my
activities and normal pursuits of
recreation as civilian.-C. F. S.,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
A. On the basis of facts as out
lined, you are suffering from an
injury aggravated by your service
and as such should be entitled to
treatment by Veterans administra-
ton. Your recourse is to file claim
for an appeal to the board of ap-
peals at your nearest regional VA
office within year after your
original examination. Any new evil
dence from your local physician or
other evidence would be helpful.
You will find forms available to fill
out and a contact man at the
regional office will aid you.
@. l am veteran with four years
service in the army. Does Veterans
administration provide maternity
care for my wife either at a VA
hospital or at the out patient
clinics?-J. T. R., Jonesboro, Ark.
A. No. Under existing laws only
veterans are eligible for hospital
care or the out-patient clinics.
@. My son had dental work done
shortly after his discharge from the
navy. He was in four years. I I'M
derstand the government takes
care of such expense for a year
after discharge. He wasn't aware
of it. Could he get refund by hav-
ing dentist give bill and type of
work? Amount was S25.-BOx 60,
Coronado Beach, Fla.
A. Veterans administration does
provide for certain treatment for :,
veterans for a year after discharge
on the theory that such disability is
presumed to be service-connected
for that long. However, application
for such service must be applied for
in advance and there is no provi-
sion for refund for work done by
civilian medics. 4
@. was discharged in June, 1912.
May l still get vocational training
in barbering?-E. G. W.. Savannah,
Ga.
A. You may, if you apply for
training within four years after
date of your discharge.
@. My husband, a veteran, was
discharged from service and a few
days later underwent an emergency
operation. Will the government pay
the expenses of the operation? -
Mrs. A. L. c., Oconomowoc, Wis.
A. Two conditions would have to
be met before the government
would pay for emergency treat
ment: O that the veterans hos
was a result of a serv-
ice-incurred or aggravated disabil-
ity, and (2) that the Veterans ad-
be notified of the action
within 70 hours altar apporoopo1,