Bills Providing Benefits for Service-connected Disabled Veterans and Their Dependents ...: Hearings ... on H.R. 25, 32, 37, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 53, 410, 436, 628, 631, 1573, 2097, 2468, 2469, 2534, 2575, 2753, 2984, 3070, and 4155 ... March 31, April 15 and 21, 1953

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Page 777 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Lnited States of America in Congress assembled, That...
Page 780 - ... (e) has no wife but one child living, $11.20; (f) has no wife but two children living, $19.60; (g) has no wife but three or more children living, $28; (h) has a mother or father, either or both dependent upon him for support, then, in addition to the above amounts, $14 for each parent so dependent.
Page 846 - June 27, 1950, and prior to such date as shall thereafter be determined by Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of the Congress, who is entitled to compensation under the laws administered by the Veterans...
Page 855 - Essentials of evaluative rating. This rating schedule Is primarily a guide in the evaluation of disability resulting from all types of diseases and injuries encountered as a result of or Incident to military service. The percentage ratings represent as far as can practicably be determined the average impairment in earning capacity resulting from such diseases and injuries and their residual conditions In civil occupations...
Page 855 - If and while the disability is rated as partial and temporary, the monthly compensation shall be a percentage of the compensation that would be payable for his total and temporary disability, equal to the degree of the reduction in earning capacity resulting from the disability, but no compensation shall be payable for a reduction in earning capacity rated at less than 10 per centum.
Page 801 - ... at the time of the examination, acceptance and enrollment or where clear and unmistakable evidence demonstrates that the injury or disease existed prior to acceptance and enrollment and was not aggravated by such service.
Page 846 - ... (m) If the disabled person, as the result of service-incurred disability has suffered the anatomical loss or loss of use of two extremities at a level, or with complications, preventing natural elbow or knee action with prosthesis...
Page 787 - That so much of section 210 of the War Risk Insurance Act, as amended by the Act of August 9, 1921 (Forty-second Statutes, page 153), as precludes the recovery of an award of allotment, or allowance, or both, paid to, or on behalf of a person designated as beneficiary of an allotment under the War Risk Insurance Act prior to August 9, 1921, shall hereafter be applicable to allotments paid prior...
Page 782 - ... (e) has no wife but one child living, $14; (f) has no wife but two children living, $24.50; (g) has no wife but three or more children living, $35; (h) has a mother or father, either or both dependent upon him for support, then, in addition to the above amounts, $17.50 for each parent so dependent.
Page 783 - Where additional evidence is necessary to substantiate the original evidence, the effective date of increased disability compensation is the date of receipt of the original evidence if the substantiating evidence is received within 1 year from the date of request therefor. Additional evidence required for the purpose of inquiring into the veracity of a witness or the authenticity of the documentary evidence falls within the abovecited rule.

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