Legislative Objectives of Veteran Organizations: Hearings Before the CommitteeU.S. Government Printing Office, 1948 - Veterans |
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... widows in receipt of pensions other than service connection . You know the income limitation that applies to nonservice disability pensions . Unless they have a certain income , or if they have a certain income , pensions are affected ...
... widows in receipt of pensions other than service connection . You know the income limitation that applies to nonservice disability pensions . Unless they have a certain income , or if they have a certain income , pensions are affected ...
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... widows and orphans of the Spanish - American , World War I , and World War II . This applies to those widows and orphans of service - connected deaths and we believe that is very important and that this legislation should be enacted by ...
... widows and orphans of the Spanish - American , World War I , and World War II . This applies to those widows and orphans of service - connected deaths and we believe that is very important and that this legislation should be enacted by ...
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... widows and orphans . I think you have before you the outline on which I am going to speak . This first group , for convenience , we have divided into six parts . The first seeks to establish identical requirements for award of death ...
... widows and orphans . I think you have before you the outline on which I am going to speak . This first group , for convenience , we have divided into six parts . The first seeks to establish identical requirements for award of death ...
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... widows of those who died in active service and a 4 - year college education or equivalent for orphans of these deceased . A bill is presently being prepared for introduction to carry out this mandate . We have also a resolution from the ...
... widows of those who died in active service and a 4 - year college education or equivalent for orphans of these deceased . A bill is presently being prepared for introduction to carry out this mandate . We have also a resolution from the ...
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... widows and orphans the benefits to which I think they are entitled . Mr. COLFLESH . Congressman Rankin , we are delighted again to hear your sympathetic expression toward these folks who are in need . As regards World War I veterans ...
... widows and orphans the benefits to which I think they are entitled . Mr. COLFLESH . Congressman Rankin , we are delighted again to hear your sympathetic expression toward these folks who are in need . As regards World War I veterans ...
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Administration ALLEN Amend American Legion American Legion Auxiliary AMVETS authority BAKEWELL benefits branch offices ceilings chronic diseases COLFLESH COMMITTEE ON VETERANS CROW dependents Disabled American Veterans disabled veterans doctors dysentery Edith Nourse Rogers Eightieth Congress employees extend Foreign Wars gentleman from Mississippi gentleman yield GI bill going GOLOB hearing hospitals House July increase KEARNEY KETCHUM KLAWANS KRAABEL large number legislative program leprosy loiasis LUSK Madam Chairman national commander national legislative committee national security non-service-connected O'KONSKI organization PATTERSON payment pension PHILLIPS present presumptive problem Public Law question RAMEY RANKIN regional office Representative Requests legislation resolution Rogers Sarbacher Senate service-connected disabled session socialized medicine statement subsistence allowances TATE TAYLOR TEAGUE tion totally disabled treatment tropical diseases tuberculosis United Urge the Veterans Veterans of Foreign veterans of World Veterans Preference widows and orphans World War II
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Page 60 - Except in the event of legal proceedings under section 19 of Title I of this Act, no claim agent or attorney except the recognized representatives of the American Red Cross, the American Legion, the Disabled American Veterans, and Veterans of Foreign Wars, and such other organizations as shall be approved by the director shall be recognized in the presentation or adjudication of claims under...
Page 26 - ... originating because of therapy, administered in connection with such diseases, or as a preventative thereof...
Page 26 - ... endocrinopathies; epilepsies; Hodgkin's disease; leukemia, nephritis; osteitis, deformans; osteomalacia; organic diseases of the nervous system, including tumors of the brain, cord, or peripheral nerves; encephalitis lethargica residuals; scleroderma; tuberculosis, active; tumors, malignant; ulcers, peptic (gastric or duodenal) and such other chronic diseases as the Administrator of Veterans...
Page 18 - Mr. ALLEN. Madam Chairman. The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Louisiana. Mr. ALLEN.
Page 45 - Administration to reimburse all State Workmen's Compensation costs as to service-connected disabled veteran employees. (HR 1533, by Mr. Rankin ; referred to Committee on World War Veterans
Page 61 - Extend total disability provisions to include veterans totally disabled in line of duty, as provided for those "less than total in degree...
Page 37 - I think some immediate consideration should be accorded that type of case. The DAV pleads with you to consider HR 2716 at an early date and to report it favorably to the House. The members of this committee are fully aware of the tremendous increase in the cost of living index in recent months. Until now it is estimated that a family of four must have an income of about $3,400 per year to live. This is more than double the compensation received by a totally and permanently disabled veteran. There...
Page 26 - ... because of therapy, administered in connection with such diseases, or as a preventative thereof, shall be accorded service connection when shown to exist within one year after separation from active service or at a time when standard and accepted treatises indicate that the incubation period thereof commenced during active service. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent service connection for any disease or disorder otherwise shown by sound judgment to have been incurred in or...