Compensation and Pension Bills for Veterans and Their Dependents: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Compensation and Pension of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, Eighty-third Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 30 ... [and Others], 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, 1954Includes numerous submitted VA and other Federal agency reports. |
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Page 4518 - 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 4527 - ... 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 4608 - 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 4624 - ... (2) That where an otherwise eligible person is or hereafter becomes, on account of age or physical or mental disabilities, helpless or blind or so nearly helpless or blind as to need or require the regular aid and attendance of another person, the amount of pension shall be $120 monthly.
Page 4519 - ... 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 4509 - 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 4727 - A permanent total disability shall be taken to exist when there is present any impairment of mind or body which is sufficient to render it impossible for the average person to follow a substantially gainful occupation and where it is reasonably certain that such impairment will continue throughout the life of the disabled person. Notwithstanding this definition, the Administrator of Veterans...
Page 4526 - 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 4576 - That all laws and parts of laws in conflict or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act...
Page 4508 - Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force...