Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-02-06
Women Vets Compensated

Women Vets Compensated
Veterans administration an
nounces that Is, 652 women veterans
of World War II are receiving dis
ability compensation or pensions
and 2,273 women veterans are in
veterans hospitals or homes as
patients.
women veterans are eligible for
the same medical care as male vet
Grams, are granted out-patient treat
ment and priority for hospitaliza-
ton for service connected disabili-
ties and also may be treated in VA
hospitals for non-service connected
ailments provided bed is available
and they cannot afford to pay for
treatment elsewhere.
or the total women veteran pa
tients 246 were in VA hospitals with
tuberculosis, SOP were psychotics,
135 had other neuropsychiatric dsor-
ders and LISP were general medical
and surgical patients.
VA also says that 4,564 women
veterans of World War I still are
receiving disability compensation
or pensions.
Questions and ANSWERS
@. My only son was killed in the
merchant marine during the war. l
got an allotment from him during
the time he was in the service. Am
1 entitled to pension as the result
of his death? If so what can I do to
get it?-Mrs. J. E. B., Meadville,
Miss.
A. There is no provision for pen
sions for parents or other depend
ents of deceased members of the
merchant marine. There is a bill
pending in congress, HR 476, called
the merchant marines GIL. bill,
which would provide for benefits to
dependents and members of the
merchant marine. However, this bill
is still in committee. If your son
was killed as a result of enemy
action or received injuries from
which he died as a result of enemy
action, he might be entitled to S. 900
insurance under provisions of the
second war powers act. If you have
not received this insurance in allot-
mentS or in a lump sum, suggest
that you write Immediately to B. K.
Ogden, Chief Insurance Division,
Bureau of Operations, Maritime
Commission, Washington, D. c.
Give all details, your sons full
name and the ship upon which he
met his DEATH
@. Can you tell me how much in
come you are allowed to have and
still draw pension for the death of
your son killed in World War II?
Mrs. L. T. w., Cairo, Ill.
A. The law does not fix a specific
income, but says dependency is re-
garded as insufficient income to
provide reasonable maintenance for
father or mother and members of
his or her family under legal age
and for dependent adult members
of family if dependency is result of
mental or physical incapacity. Main
tenance would include housing,
food, clothing and medical care.
Factors to be considered in deter
mining income would include net
income of property owned or bust
ness operated by father or mother;
earnings of father or mother and
other members of family under
legal age; social security benefits
such as old age insurance, survivors
insurance, ct cetera. Dependency
generally is held to exist when
monthly income from sources con-
sidered does not exceed $50 month
for mother or father, not living to-
gether, or 500 a month for mother
or father living together plus S25 for
each additional member of the
family.
@. Our son was discharged from
the navy in June, 1913. He was
wounded in action in the Pacific
theater and upon his discharge filed
a claim for disability and pension
with Veterans administration. His
injuries and disability healed, how
ever, before he had any word from
Veterans administration on his
claim and he never pressed it and
we have heard nothing more from it
to this day. However, he now is be-
coming disabled again as a result of
these same injuries. We are won
dering if he can again file claim
for pension?-Mrs. A. J. X, Will
shire, Ohio.
A. Veterans administration says
yes, he can file claim, even if he
withdrew the previous claim. Sug-
gest that he go to the nearest office
of Veterans administration and ex-
plain the circumstances.
@. My husband has lost his serial
number. He served in World War IL
and was hOnOrabIy discharged. He
was wounded in the service and is
unable to work much SO we need his
serial number for application for
jobs or other benefits. Can you tell
us how he can obtain the number?
Mrs. T. J. L., Cynthiana, Ind.
A. Write to the Demobilized Rec
ords Branch. Office of the Adil1tant