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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The ratings shall be based , as far as practicable , upon the average impairments of earning capacity resulting from such injuries in civil occupations . The Veterans ' Administration Schedule for Rating Disabilities , 1945 edition ...
The ratings shall be based , as far as practicable , upon the average impairments of earning capacity resulting from such injuries in civil occupations . The Veterans ' Administration Schedule for Rating Disabilities , 1945 edition ...
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... from specific injuries or combination of injuries , ” and specifies that the “ ratings shall be based , as far as practicable , upon the average impairments of earning capacity resulting from such injuries in civil occupations .
... from specific injuries or combination of injuries , ” and specifies that the “ ratings shall be based , as far as practicable , upon the average impairments of earning capacity resulting from such injuries in civil occupations .
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| Title | 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, 1961 |
| Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Subcommittee on Compensation and Pensions |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1961 |
| Original from | the Library of Congress |
| Digitized | 3 Apr 2007 |
| Length | 262 pages |
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