Increased Benefits for World War Veterans and Their Dependents: Miscellaneous Legisltaion Relating to Administration of the Veterans' Administration. Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, Seventy-seventh Congress, First Session, on H.R. 4, an Act to Provide More Adequate Compensation for Certain Dependents of World War Veterans, and for Other Purposes, and H.R. 4845, an Act to Increase the Rate of Pension to World War Veterans from $30 to $40 Per Month, to Grant Such Rate at Age 65 and for Other Purposes, November 27, 1941 ...

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1941 - Military pensions - 90 pages

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Page 43 - States, and periods of honorable service in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States...
Page 47 - Any person who shall knowingly make or cause to be made, or conspire, combine, aid, or assist in, agree to, arrange for, or in any wise procure the making or presentation of a false or fraudulent affidavit, declaration, certificate, statement, voucher, or paper, or writing purporting to be such...
Page 2 - Be it enacted by the Senate and Bouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Housing Amendments of 1957".
Page 46 - Judgments heretofore rendered against the person or persons claiming under the contract of war-risk insurance on the ground that the claim was barred by the statute of limitations shall not be a bar to the institution of another suit on the came claim. No State or other statute of limitations shall be applicable to suits filed under this section. This section shall apply to all suits now pending against the United States under the provisions of this section." SEC. 4. That section 28 of the World...
Page 8 - Such investments may be made only in interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States.
Page 51 - That such preference eligible shall have the right to make a personal appearance, or an appearance through a designated representative, in accordance with such reasonable rules and regulations as may be issued by the Civil Service Commission...
Page 51 - Is sought shall have at least thirty days' advance written notice (except where there is reasonable cause to believe the employee to be guilty of a crime for which a sentence of Imprisonment can be Imposed), stating any and all reasons, specifically and in detail, for any such proposed action...
Page 1 - Widow but no child, $22; widow and one child, $30 (with $4 for each additional child); no widow but one child, $15; no widow but two children, $22 (equally divided); no widow but three children, $30 (equally divided) (with $3 for each additional child, total amount to be equally divided). "The total compensation payable under this paragraph shall not exceed $56. Where such benefits would otherwise exceed $56, the amount of $56 may be apportioned as the Administrator of Veterans
Page 50 - ... compensation, disability retirement benefits, or pension by reason of public laws administered by the Veterans...
Page 6 - ... for any disability due consideration shall be given to the places, types, and circumstances of his service as shown by his service record, the official history of each organization in which he served, his medical records, and all pertinent medical and lay evidence.

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