FOR VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS (ALL WARS)

4.5. Congress. House.

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-FOURTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

H. R. 147, 340, 373, 424, 579, 704, 709, 716, 717, 720, 736, 774,
1618, 1624, 1819, 1861, 2029, 2634, 2835, 2845, 3323, 3485, 3805,
3808, 3810, 4213, 4563, 4839, 5101, 5298, 5555, 5667, 5719, 6312,
6429, 6447, 6698, 6809, 6937, 7144, 7534, 7579, 7580, 8458, 8583,
9169, 9653, 9769, 9887, 10038, 10046, 10234, and
H. J. Res. 234

BILLS RELATING TO SERVICE-CONNECTED COMPENSATION
FOR VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS (ALL WARS)

-75181

MARCH 21, 22, AND 23, 1956

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.

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1956

R.V.S.

INDEX

Adair, Hon. E. Ross.

American Legion:

T. O. Kraabel, national rehabilitation director. -

C. H. Olson, assistant national legislative director_...

Dr. H. D. Chapior, medical consultant___

Page
3467

3494-3500, 3520
3493-3494,
3500, 3519, 3521
3502-3514, 3520–3521

Charles W. Stevens, national rehabilitation service. 3500-3502, 3514-3520
American Medical Association:

Dr. Walter B. Martin, past president__

Dr. Desmond O'Doherty..

3523-3527, 3531, 3533-3534
3526-3530, 3533-3534

AMVETS, John R. Holden, national legislative director.

Ayres, Hon. William H...

Bradley Commission, VFW answers to at hearing-
Calkins, H. A. (See Veterans of Foreign Wars.)
Chairman..

3490-3493

3477

3478-3482

3307,

Clark, Omer W. (See Disabled American Veterans.)

3449, 3451, 3457, 3461, 3463, 3464-3467, 3471-3473, 3476-3478,
3482-3490, 3493-3494, 3510-3511, 3514, 3516, 1319-3520, 3522-
3529, 3531-3535, 3551-3556.

Compensation, uniform bill:

Government agencies views.

3422, 3548, 3552

Veterans' organization position_.

3465-3466, 3483, 3496, 3516, 3519

Cramer, Hon. William C..

3456-3457

Freudenberger, Elmer M. (See Disabled American Veterans.)

3478

Healy, A. J., national commander, Military Order of the Purple Heart. 3489-3490

Henderson, Hon. John E..

Holden, John R. (See AMVETS.)

Johnson, Hon. Lester.

3449-3451

3454

Holt, Hon. Joe__

3453-3454
3459

Kearney, Hon. B. W. (Pat).

3486, 3488-3489

Kraabel, T. O.

(See American Legion.)

Kee, Hon. Elizabeth

3451, 3466, 3486, 3488-3489

Ketchum, Omar B.

(See Veterans of Foreign Wars.)

Long, Hon. George S..

3451, 3487, 3521, 3525-3528, 3533-3534

Matthews, Hon. D. R. (Billy).

Metcalf, Hon. Lee..

National Tuberculosis Association, James E. Perkins, director_.

3452
3451-3542
3458-3459

Stevens, Charles W.

(See American Legion.)

Strauss, John M., president, National Guard Association_.

Teague, Hon. Charles M..
Thomson, Hon. E. Keith
Veterans' Administration:

3467, 3471, 3478
3460-3461

3451, 3473, 3486-3488

3487-3488
3478, 3490

3528-3531, 3553

3535-3556
3554-3555

3451, 3467, 3478, 3519-3520,

Donald C. Knapp, Office of Legislation_
M. S. Robson, Rating Schedule Board..