justed service credit exceeds $50 and who therefore is entitled to an adjusted service certificate. § 10.1 Issuance of duplicate adjusted service certificate without bond. If the veteran named in an adjusted service certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of section 501 of the World War Adjusted Compensation Act, without bad faith, has not received such certificate, or if prior to receipt by the veteran such certificate was destroyed wholly or in part or was so defaced as to impair its value, or, if after delivery it was partially destroyed or defaced so as to impair its value but can be identified to the satisfaction of the Administrator, a duplicate adjusted service certificate will be issued upon application and a bond of indemnity will not be required: Provided, That if the adjusted service certificate was destroyed in part or so defaced as to impair its value, the veteran or person entitled to payment thereon will be required to surrender to the Veterans' Administration the original certificate or so much thereof as may remain. § 10.2 Evidence required of loss, destruction or mutilation of adjusted service certificate. The veteran named in an adjusted service certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of section 501 of the World War Adjusted Compensation Act, or the person entitled to payment thereon will be required to furnish evidence of the nonreceipt of the adjusted service certificate, or of its receipt in a mutilated or defaced condition, or of the loss or destruction in whole or in part or defacement of the certificate after its receipt, as the case may be. The evidence must be sufficient to establish to the satisfaction of the Administrator that neither the veteran nor the person entitled to payment thereon, or any person for or on their behalf, received the adjusted service certificate, or that at the time of its receipt it was mutilated or defaced to such an extent as to impair its value, or that after receipt of the certificate it was lost or destroyed in whole or in part or defaced, but without bad faith on the part of the veteran, and that every effort has been made to recover the lost certificate. Unless determination is otherwise made by the Administrator the evidence must be in the form of a written statement sworn to by the veteran or person entitled to payment thereon and witnessed by at least two persons who shall state, under oath that they personally know the affiant, that they have read his or her statement and that it is true to the best of their knowledge and belief. These statements should be supplemented by affidavits of any persons having personal knowledge of additional facts and circumstances concerning the matter, and the Administrator may require any additional evidence deemed necessary. § 10.3 Issuance of duplicate adjusted service certificate with bond. An indemnity bond will be required as a prerequisite to the issuance of a duplicate adjusted service certificate in all cases where the certificate was lost after receipt by the veteran, or after receipt by the veteran was defaced or mutilated and cannot be identified to the satisfaction of the Administrator, provided the loss, defacement, or mutilation was without bad faith on the part of the veteran or the person entitled to payment thereon. The bond must be in the manner and form prescribed by the Veterans' Administration and for an amount equal to the face value of the certificate, with surety or sureties residents of the United States and satisfactory to the Administrator, with condition to indemnify and save harmless the United States from any claim on account of such certificate. If the certificate was defaced or mutilated the veteran or person entitled to payment thereon will be required to surrender to the Veterans' Administration the certificate or so much thereof as may remain. § 10.4 Loss, destruction, or mutilation of adjusted service certificate while in possession of Veterans' Administration. A new adjusted service certificate will be issued without bond in lieu of the certificate which has been lost or destroyed, or has been mutilated, defaced or damaged so as to impair its value, while in possession of the Veterans' Administration. § 10.15 Designation of more than one beneficiary under an adjusted service certificate. A veteran to whom an adjusted service certificate has been issued pursuant to the provisions of section 501 of the World War Adjusted Compensation Act may name more than one beneficiary to receive the proceeds of his adjusted service certificate, and may from time to time with the approval of the Ad- § 10.16 Conditions requisite for change A change of beneficiary of an adjusted (a) By notice signed by the veteran or his duly authorized agent, and delivered or properly mailed to the Veterans' Administration during the lifetime of the veteran. Such change shall not take effect until approved by the Administrator and after such approval the change shall be deemed to have been made as of the date the veteran signed said written notice and change, whether the veteran be living at the time of said approval or not. (b) Or by last will and testament of the veteran, duly probated. Such change shall not be effective until received by the Veterans' Administration and approved by the Administrator and after such approval the change shall be deemed to have been made as of the date of death of the veteran: Provided, That a change of beneficiary signed subsequent to the date upon which the will was executed and delivered in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section shall if approved in accordance with regulations take precedence over the designation by will. Provided, however, That any payment § 10.17 Designation of beneficiary sub- The designation of a beneficiary made subsequent to the cancellation of a previous designation of beneficiary, shall be considered as a change in beneficiary, and shall be subject to the approval of the Administrator and subject to the conditions and requirements respecting change in beneficiary as outlined in § 10.16. § 10.18 Approval of application for change of beneficiary heretofore made. Any application for a change of beneficiary heretofore made may be approved if it meets the requirements set out in §§ 10.16 and 10.17. "Demand for payment" certifi § 10.20 Certification to the execution of "demand for payment" forms appearing on the reverse side of adjusted service certificates issued pursuant to the World War Adjusted Compensation Act, as amended, is required in accordance with instructions printed on said forms. Such certification if made in the United States or possessions will be accepted if made by and bearing the official seal of a United States postmaster, an executive officer of an incorporated bank or trust company, notary public, or any person who is legally authorized to administer oaths in a State, Territory, District of Columbia or in a Federal judicial district of the United States. If the demand for payment be executed in a foreign country, the same shall be certified by an American consul, a recognized representative of an American embassy or legation or by a person authorized to administer oaths under the laws of the place where execution of demand is made, provided there be attached to the certificate of such latter officer a proper certification by an accredited official of the State Department of the United States that the officer certifying to the execution of the demand for payment was authorized to administer oaths in the place where certification was made. § 10.22 Payment to estate of decedent. Wherever the face value of an adjusted service certificate, issued pursuant to the World War Adjusted Compensation Act, as amended, becomes payable to the estate of any decedent and the amount thereof is not over $500 and an administrator has not been or is not to be appointed, such amount will be paid to such person or persons as would, under the laws of the State of residence of the decedent, be entitled to his personal property in case of intestacy. § 10.24 Payment of death claim on lost, destroyed or mutilated adjusted serv ice certificate with bond. If the veteran named in an adjusted service certificate, issued pursuant to the provisions of section 501 of the World War Adjusted Compensation Act, is deceased, and if, after receipt by the veteran, the adjusted service certificate was lost, destroyed, or so defaced as to impair its value and cannot be identified to the satisfaction of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, the person entitled to payment thereon will be required to furnish an indemnity bond in the manner and form prescribed by the Veterans' Administration and for an amount equal to the face value of the certificate, with surety or sureties residents of the United States and satisfactory to the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs with condition to indemnify and save harmless the United States from any claim on account of such certificate, before payment will be made of the proceeds of the certificate and a duplicate adjusted service certificate will not be issued. $10.25 Payment of death claim on adjusted service certificate without bond. If the veteran named in the adjusted service certificate, issued pursuant to the provisions of section 501 of the World War Adjusted Compensation Act, is deceased, and if the certificate was lost or destroyed wholly or in part or was so defaced as to impair its value prior to receipt by the veteran, or was partially destroyed or defaced after receipt by the veteran, but can be identified to the satisfaction of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, payment will be made of the proceeds of the certificate, a bond of indemnity will not be required, and a duplicate adjusted service certificate will not be issued: Provided, The person entitled to payment thereon surrenders the defaced or mutilated certificate or so much thereof as may remain. § 10.27 Definitions. For the purpose of §§ 10.28 to 10.47, the word "act" as used herein refers to the World War Adjusted Compensation Act, as amended; the word "Veteran" refers to that term as defined in section 2 of title I of said act; the word "Director" refers to the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs. § 10.28 Proof of death evidence. Evidence required in establishing proof of death under the act, as amended, shall conform with the requirements set forth in the regulations of the Veterans' Administration. § 10.29 Claims for benefits because of elimination of preferred dependent. A dependent, in subsequent position in the order of preference as defined in section 601 of title VI of the act, as amended, who makes claim for the benefits of the act in consequence of the death of a dependent who made application and who stood in preferential position as defined in section 601 of the act, as amended, shall be required to furnish, in support of such claim, proof of death of said dependent. Proof of death of said dependent shall be in accordance with the requirements for proof of death as outlined in the regulations of Veterans' Administration. A dependent who makes claim for the benefits of the act because of remarriage of a widow who did not make and file application before remarriage shall be required to furnish in support of such claim proof of remarriage of said widow. Proof of remarriage of said widow shall be in accordance with the requirements for proof of marriage as outlined in regulations of the Veterans' Administration. § 10.30 Proof of remarriage. A dependent who is receiving payments under section 601 of title VI of the act, as amended, and who remarries after making and filing application, shall be required to furnish proof of remarriage in accordance with the requirements for proof of remarriage as outlined in regulations of the Veterans' Administration. § 10.31 Dependency of mother or father. Claims of a mother or father for the benefits to which either may be entitled under the World War Adjusted Compensation Act, as amended, shall be supported by a statement of fact of dependency made under oath by the claimant and witnessed by two persons. $ 10.32 Evidence of dependency. Evidence of a whole or entire dependency shall not be required. The mother or father shall be considered dependent for the purposes of the act when it is established as a fact that the mother or father of a deceased veteran did not have sufficient means from all sources for a reasonable livelihood at the time of the death of the veteran or at any time thereafter and on or before January 2, 1935. In those cases where because of contin $ 10.33 ued and unexplained absence for seven years the veteran is declared deceased under section 312 (a) of the act as amended May 29, 1928, the mother or father shall be considered dependent when it is established that the mother or father did not have sufficient means from all sources for a reasonable livelihood at the beginning of such 7-year period or at any time thereafter and before the expiration of such period. § 10.33 Determination of dependency. A determination of the existence of the alleged dependency will be made upon consideration of all facts relating to dependency, and upon such investigation of The such facts as may be warranted. following facts as existing at the time of the death of the veteran, or at any time thereafter and on or before January 2, 1935, or where it is established that the veteran is deceased as provided in section 312 (a), at the beginning of such 7-year period or at any time thereafter and before the expiration of such period, shall be taken into consideration in determining dependency in a given case: (a) Claimant's age. (b) Amount contributed to claimant by deceased veteran. (c) Value of all real and personal property owned by claimant. (d) Total monthly expenses of the claimant and total monthly income. (e) The fact that claimant did or did not receive an allotment of pay or allowance during the veteran's military or naval service. (f) Incapability of self-support by reason of mental or physical defect. (g) Any other fact or facts pertinent to the determination of dependency. § 10.34 Proof of age of dependent mother or father. The mother or father of a veteran to be entitled to the presumption of dependency within the meaning of section 602 (c) or section 312(c) of the act, as amended, shall be required to submit proof of age in accordance with the requirements as set forth in regulations of the Veterans' Administration. § 10.35 Claim of mother entitled by reason of unmarried status. Claim of a mother for the benefits to which she may be entitled by reason of her unmarried status as outlined in sec tion 202(c) or section 312 (c)3 of the act, as amended, shall be supported by a statement of fact, under oath, of such status, together with one of the following: (a) Certified copy of public record of death of the husband (b) Certified copy of court record of divorce decree. § 10.36 Proof of marital cohabitation under section 602 or section 312 of the act. In order to prove marital cohabitation within the meaning of that term as used in section 602 (a) or section 312 (c) 1 of the act, as amended, claimant shall be required to establish: (a) A valid marriage, such marriage to be shown by the best evidence obtainable in accordance with the provisions of regulations of the United States Veterans' Administration. (b) The fact of living together as man and wife, with such fact to be established by: (1) Statement of the widow or widower showing that he or she and the veteran lived together as man and wife and also showing the place or places of residence during such marital cohabitation and the approximate time of such residence; or (2) Statement of two competent persons showing that they personally knew the claimant and veteran and that they had personal knowledge that said claimant and veteran lived together as man and wife and were recognized as such. (c) The fact that the marital status existed at the time of the death of the veteran or where it is established that the veteran is deceased, as provided in section 312 (a) 1 of the act, as amended, at the beginning of such 7-year period, such fact to be established by: (1) Statement by claimant that he or she and the veteran had not been divorced and that there had been no annulment of the marriage. (2) Statement of claimant that he or she was not remarried at the time of making application. (3) Statement of two competent persons showing that they personally knew the claimant and the veteran; that they personally knew of the marriage relationship between claimant and veteran; that to the best of their knowledge and belief there had been no divorce and no |