Special Compensation Benefits for Prisoners of War: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Compensation and Pensions... on H.R. 5851. May 21, 19481948 - 67 pages |
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Page 63 - In the case of any veteran who engaged in combat with the enemy in active service with a military, naval, or air organization of the United States during a period of war...
Page 1 - The surviving widow, child or children, and/or dependent mother or father of any deceased person who died as a result of injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by active military or naval service as provided for in...
Page 63 - ... the fact that there is no official record of such incurrence or aggravation in such service, and, to that end, shall resolve every reasonable doubt in favor of such veteran: Provided, That service connection of such injury or disease may be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence to the contrary. The reasons for granting or denying service connection in each such case shall be recorded in full.
Page 63 - ... where a veteran is seeking service connection for any disability due consideration shall be given to the places, types, and circumstances of his service as shown by his service record, the official history of each organization in which he served, his medical records, and all pertinent medical and lay evidence.
Page 59 - ... in such service, or who, having served at least ninety days during such war period or having been discharged for disability incurred in line of. duty during such service, dies or has died from a disease or disability not service connected and at the time of death had a disability due to such service for which pension would be payable if 10 per centum or more in degree, shall be entitled to pension in the amounts and otherwise subject to the conditions of Public Law Numbered 484, as amended :...
Page 63 - ... aggravation of such injury or disease, if consistent with the circumstances, conditions, or hardships of such service, notwithstanding the fact that there is no official record of such incurrence or aggravation in such service, and, to that end, shall resolve every reasonable doubt in favor of such veteran...
Page 63 - Administrator shall accept as sufficient proof of serviceconnection of any disease or injury alleged to have been incurred in or aggravated by such service satisfactory lay or other evidence of service incurrence or aggravation of such injury or disease, if consistent with the circumstances, conditions, or hardships of such service, notwithstanding the fact that there is no official record of such incurrence or aggravation in such service, and, to that end, shall resolve every reasonable doubt in...
Page 1 - Numbered 1 (a), as amended, be presumed to have died as a result of injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by active service in the armed forces during World War II.
Page 63 - SESSION] [HR 4905] AN ACT To facilitate standardization and uniformity of procedure relating to determination of service connection of injuries or diseases alleged to have been incurred in or aggravated by active service in a war, campaign, or expedition Be it enacted by Hie Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the Administrator of Veterans...
Page 60 - In determinations involving the question of service connection due consideration shall be given to the places, types, and circumstances of service as shown by the service record, the official history of each organization in which the veteran served, his medical records, and all pertinent medical and lay evidence.