Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-03-12
Subsistence Payments
Increased

Increased
In response to the demand of pub
lie opinion, President Truman has
signed the bill providing for an in
crease in subsistence payments to
student-veteranS going to school I'M
der the G.I. bill. The bill increases
subsistence allowances for single
veterans from S65 to SIS and for
married veterans from 800 to sos
and for veterans with more than one
dependent to $l20. 1t is estimated
that the increase will cost approx
mately 300 million dollars. The law
goes into effect April /, so increase
in subsistence payments will come
with May checks.
Also, as this is written, house and
senate conference committees are
thrashlng out an agreement on in
creasing the ceiling for on-the-job
training payments from the govern
ment. At present the ceiling is SITS
for single veterans and 5000 for
married veterans.
The house bill fixes the ceiling at
$3.50 for single veterans, 1925 for
veterans with one dependent and
$3.50 for veterans with more than
one dependent, while the senate YER
sion fixes 5000 for single veterans
and $3.50 for married veterans. The
compromise will be somewhere be-
tween the two sets of figures.
Questions and Answers
@. I am World War II veteran
and have been out of the army since
September 22, 1916. went to the
TB hospital and had X-rays taken
and they showed l had TB in one
lung, but not bad. The doctor said
if l would not work hard and take
care of myself it wouldn't be any
trouble to me. l am one of the boys
that has to work. Now what do 1
DOC. D., Hatfield, Ark.
A. The question is whether your
illness is bothering you, since you
do not say in your letter. If it is and
you are unable to work because of
1t, suggest that you contact your
nearest office of Veterans admins
tratlon and ask for an examination
and a physical disability rating.
There is a regional office at Little
ROCK and a sub-regional office at
Texarkana. The veterans counsel
lor Will advise you what to do.
z. l am an eX-serviceman and
would like some information. Dur
ing the winter of 1914 l was in COM
bat with the 302nd FA, Bn., Battery
A, 10th division. During the battle
OF the Ardennes or sometime during
the winter l had two toes freeze. 1
never had much trouble with them
except that l lost the nail on one toe.
NOW these two toes get sore and the
one with no nail drains most of the
time with Inflammation. would
like to know if l could claim any
benefits from that and how l would
go about it.-B. X. c., Waxahachie,
Tex.
A. You should Immediately file
claim both for treatment and a dis
ability rating at your nearest VA
Office, which is at Love field in Dali
las. If this shows up on your service
record you will have no trouble
Identifying 1t as a Service-connected
disability If it does not show on
your service record they may ask
you some questions as proof of serv-
ice connection. We do not think you
Will have any trouble, however.
q. Our son has applied for treat
ment at veterans hospital but
since he mailed his application
there has been illness in his family
and it would work a hardship on his
wife and little ones if he would leave
them and go to hospital. Our ques-
ton is, does he forfeit his privilege
Of going to the hospital if he does
not Immediately accept hospitaIiza-
tIon?-Nlrs. o. J. H., Sedalia, Mo.
A. Veterans administration says
if disqualification is requested for a
period of observation, it must be
accepted promptly unless hardship
to the veteran or to his dependents
would result. In your case, it would
appear that hardship would result
and this could be explained to VA
officials without prejudice to his
case.
q. May veteran who is dissatis.
fled with the decision of the vOca.
tional rehabilitation and education
division appeal his case to a higher
authOrity?-R. G. H., Buffalo, N. Y.
| A. The veteran has the same
rights to appeal his case as to any
other benefits under Veterans ad-
| ministration.
@. How may veteran reinstate
lapsed term national service life in
surance? Are there any penalty fees
for such reinstatement?-R. C. S.,
Chicago, Ill.
A. Such lapsed insurance may be
reinstated merely by filling out a
simple form and paying two month
ly premiums. Ordinarily no physical
examination is required if a veteran
| certifies that his health is as good
as il WAS when the insurance 1apSed