Miscellaneous Compensation Legislation: Hearings, Eighty-seventh Congress, First Session, on H.R. 109, H.R. 128, H.R. 704, and H.R. 6853. April 25-27, and May 10, 1961Considers legislation to expand veterans service-connected disability and death benefit entitlements. Includes report "Aging American Veterans and the National Economy," by Robert F. Martin, 1960 (p. 769-835). |
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Page 581
... amount equal to the sum derived by multiplying $ 150 by the number of months ( including a fraction of a month as a whole month ) of the reduction in the expected life of the veteran ( determined on the basis of such actuarial tables as ...
... amount equal to the sum derived by multiplying $ 150 by the number of months ( including a fraction of a month as a whole month ) of the reduction in the expected life of the veteran ( determined on the basis of such actuarial tables as ...
Page 583
... amount of disability pension under a specified formula Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled , That section 523 ( b ) of chapter 15 , title 38 , United States Code ...
... amount of disability pension under a specified formula Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled , That section 523 ( b ) of chapter 15 , title 38 , United States Code ...
Page 585
... amount having the same ratio to the amount specified in paragraph ( 1 ) as the degree of his disability bears to total disability . The amounts payable under this paragraph shall be adjusted upward or downward to the nearest dollar ...
... amount having the same ratio to the amount specified in paragraph ( 1 ) as the degree of his disability bears to total disability . The amounts payable under this paragraph shall be adjusted upward or downward to the nearest dollar ...
Page 586
... amount to be equally divided ) ; " ( 6 ) Dependent mother or father , $ 82.50 ; " ( 7 ) Dependent mother and father , $ 50 each . " SEC . 2. This Act shall take effect on the first day of the second calendar month next succeeding its ...
... amount to be equally divided ) ; " ( 6 ) Dependent mother or father , $ 82.50 ; " ( 7 ) Dependent mother and father , $ 50 each . " SEC . 2. This Act shall take effect on the first day of the second calendar month next succeeding its ...
Page 590
... amount as is required to permit the 20 per centum increase in rates prescribed by this subsection . " [ H.R. 3286 , 87th Cong . , 1st Sess . ] A BILL To amend section 3104 of title 38 , United States Code , to permit the payment of ...
... amount as is required to permit the 20 per centum increase in rates prescribed by this subsection . " [ H.R. 3286 , 87th Cong . , 1st Sess . ] A BILL To amend section 3104 of title 38 , United States Code , to permit the payment of ...
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Page 579 - Act is amended by inserting immediately before the period at the end thereof the following : "or as grazing land".
Page 584 - The ratings shall be based, as far as practicable, upon the average impairments of earning capacity resulting from such injuries in civil occupations...
Page 739 - July 2, 1921, is discharged or resigns, shall be conclusively held and taken to have been in sound condition when examined, accepted, and enrolled for service...
Page 598 - ... (4) multiple sclerosis developing a 10 per centum degree of disability or more within three years from the date of separation from such service...
Page 596 - For the purposes of section 310 of this title, every veteran shall be taken to have been in sound condition when examined, accepted, and enrolled for service, except as to defects, infirmities, or disorders noted at the time of the examination, acceptance, and enrollment, or where clear and unmistakable evidence demonstrates that the injury or disease existed before acceptance and enrollment and was not aggravated by such service.
Page 696 - An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes", approved September 7, 1916, as amended, shall extend to persons given employment under the provisions of this Act.
Page 696 - ... own willful misconduct, and such injury or aggravation results in additional disability to or death of such person, the benefits under laws applicable to veterans of the present war shall be awarded in the same manner and extent as if such disability, aggravation, or death were service-connected...
Page 748 - Additional light on the prices of drugstore products is shed by the Consumer Price Index of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor. The authoritative Consumer Price Index covers some 300 goods and services in a number of categories, including medical care. In the medical care category, the index covers such items as physicians' fees, hospital rates, and prescriptions and drugs.
Page 600 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 401 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 USC, sec. 341), is amended by inserting "(a)
Page 586 - ... (5) Hansen's disease developing a 10 per centum degree of disability or more within three years from the date of separation from such service; shall be considered to have been Incurred in or aggravated by such service, notwithstanding there is no record of evidence of such disease during the period of service.