COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-THIRD CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

H. R. 30, 31, 34, 38, 47, 52, 56, 260, 264, 340, 341,
345, 617, 1047, 1065, 1078, 1297, 1305, 1413, 1536,
1604, 1930, 2003, 2101, 2140, 2338, 2462, 2744,
2748, 2869, 3372, 3493, 3503, 3548, 3601, 3772,
3916, 4445, 4596, 4608, 4668, 5012, 5483, 5711,
5828, 5853, 6181, 6231, 6579, 6867, 6931, 6932,
6934, 7300, 7534, 7535, 7540, 7603, 7705, 7712,
7783, 7784, 7812, 7903, 7919, 8041, 8488, 8567,
8569, 8632, 8662, 8682

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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COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS

EDITH NOURSE ROGERS, Massachusetts, Chairman

BERNARD W. (PAT) KEARNEY, New York
WILLIAM H. AYRES, Ohio
E. ROSS ADAIR, Indiana

WILLIAM L. SPRINGER, Illinois
WINSTON L. PROUTY, Vermont
EDMUND P. RADWAN, New York
RUSSELL V. MACK, Washington
JOHN P. SAYLOR, Pennsylvania
EDWARD J. BONIN, Pennsylvania

PETER FRELINGHUYSEN, JR., New Jersey
WILLIAM S. MAILLIARD, California
PAUL A. FINO, New York

ALBERT W. CRETELLA, Connecticut

OLIN E. TEAGUE, Texas
JOE L. EVINS, Tennessee

W. J. BRYAN DORN, South Carolina
ROBERT T. SECREST, Ohio
ELIZABETH KEE, West Virginia

GEORGE S. LONG, Louisiana

HARLAN HAGEN, California
JAMES A. BYRNE, Pennsylvania
BRADY GENTRY, Texas

D. R. (BILLY) MATTHEWS, Florida
ED EDMONDSON, Oklahoma
ARMISTEAD I. SELDEN, JR., Alabama
WILLIAM H. NATCHER, Kentucky
LESTER R. JOHNSON, Wisconsin

UB373
A3
1954

American Legion:

INDEX

Kennedy, Miles D., legislative director..
Kraabel, T. O., director of rehabilitation

Shapiro, Dr. H. D., senior medical consultant_

Stevens, Charles W., assistant director, national rehabilitation.
AMVETS: Holden, John R., acting national legislative director_--
Arthritis, presumption

Ayres, Hon. William H., statement of_

Bentley, Hon. Alvin M., statement of

Bernstein, Howard. (See Veterans' Administration.)

Birdsall, Guy H. (See Veterans' Administration.)

Blatnik, Hon. John A., statement of..

Brooks, Henry C. (See Veterans' Administration.)
Burial benefits.

Cash, Chester.

(See DAV.)

Chief Clerk (Karl Standish).

Clark, Omer, W. (See DAV.)

Cochrane, George W., letter of

Compensation table, disability.

Compensation, veterans receiving via rate of disability.

Davis, Hon. James C., statement of__

Department of the Army, reports.
Department of Labor, reports..

Department of State, reports__

Disabled American Veterans:

Cash, Chester, assistant director of claims_

Clark, Omer W., national director of legislation.
Hogan, Cicero F., national director of claims..
Disbursements for veterans' benefits, June 30, 1953-
Dorn, Hon. W. J. Bryan.

Downer, Adin M. (See VFW.)

Dyess, Dr. W. B.

(See Veterans' Administration.)

Eastern Paralyzed Veterans' Association, statement of
Elliott, Hon. Carl, statement of

Fino, Hon. Paul A., letter of___

Page

4713-4740

4713-4740

4713-4740

4713-4740

4740-4743

4705, 4775 4705. 4670-4671

4675

4756-4758, 4792.

4670, 4710, 4727, 4762

4672-4673

4797-4798

4802-4803

4674

4615-4619

4578-4579

4553-4554

4763-4771

4763-4771

4763-4771/

4803

4679, 4684, 4771

4699

4685-4687

4672

Hosmer, Hon. Craig, statement of, and correspondence_

4689-4696

Inman, Edward K., editor, National Tribune, letter of

Kennedy, Miles D. (See American Legion.)

Knapp, Donald C. (See Veterans' Administration.)

Lane, Hon. Thomas J., statement of

Lipscomb, Hon. Glenard P., letter of

McCarthy, Hon. Eugene J., statement of

McGee, Morris G. (See Eastern Paralyzed Veterans' Association)

4812-4813

4695-4696

4696-4699

4671

4684-4685

4699

III

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-THIRD CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

H. R. 30, 31, 34, 38, 47, 52, 56, 260, 264, 340, 341,
345, 617, 1047, 1065, 1078, 1297, 1305, 1413, 1536,
1604, 1930, 2003, 2101, 2140, 2338, 2462, 2744,
2748, 2869, 3372, 3493, 3503, 3548, 3601, 3772,
3916, 4445, 4596, 4608, 4668, 5012, 5483, 5711,
5828, 5853, 6181, 6231, 6579, 6867, 6931, 6932,
6934, 7300, 7534, 7535, 7540, 7603, 7705, 7712,
7783, 7784, 7812, 7903, 7919, 8041, 8488, 8567,
8569, 8632, 8662, 8682

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

U.S...

Printed for the use of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Pages of all hearings are numbered cumulatively to permit a
comprehensive index at the end of the Congress. Page numbers
lower than those in this hearing refer to other legislation.