Compensation and Pension Bills for Veterans and Their Dependents ...: Hearings ... on Bills Providing Benefits for Service-connected and Non-service Connected Veterans and Their Dependents ... Recognizing WAAC Service for Purpose of VA Laws ... March 31, April 1, 2, and 6, 1954

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Page 4522 - Interior to contract for coal research, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That as used in this Act — (a) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior.
Page 4512 - Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force...
Page 4531 - ... that — Where there is affirmative evidence to the contrary, or evidence to establish that an intercurrent injury or disease which is a recognized cause of such chronic disease, has been suffered between the date of discharge and the onset of the chronic disease, or the disability is due to the person's own misconduct, service connection will not be in order.
Page 4612 - June 27, 1950, and prior to such date as shall thereafter be determined by Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of the Congress, shall, subject to other provisions of law and Veterans Regulations administered by the Veterans...
Page 4507 - ... permanently bedridden or so helpless as to be in need of regular aid and attendance, the monthly compensation shall be $216.
Page 4523 - ... an illegitimate child but as to the father only if acknowledged in writing, signed by him, or if he has been judicially ordered or decreed to contribute to the child's support or has been, prior to his death judicially decreed to be the putative father of such child, or if he is otherwise shown by evidence satisfactory to the Administrator of Veterans...
Page 4513 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o America in Congress assembled, That, as used in this Act — (1) The term "veteran" or "veteran of World War I...
Page 4530 - That this section shall not apply to an alien who volunteered or who was drafted into or who served in the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps of the United States during the World War...
Page 4580 - That all laws and parts of laws in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act...
Page 4588 - Not more than one award of pension, compensation, or emergency officers' or regular retirement pay shall be made concurrently to any person based on his own service. The receipt of pension or compensation by a widow, child, or parent on account of the death of any person, or receipt by any person of pension or compensation on account of his own service, shall not bar the payment of pension or compensation on account of the death or disability of any other person.

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