| Show ThE IAN L ION Cpr C pr for tor Department D p nl Supplied by br the tl American Amerlean Nwe N Berrie B r lc GIVES ATTENTION TO DISABLED MEN Marked advances In governmental care of ot disabled World war var veterans have been made durin during the past year according to a report on the work of Chairman Wat Wat- Watson Watson Watson the year tar prepared by son B n Miller of or the national rehabilitation rehabilitation rehabilitation tation committee of ot the American Le- Le Legion Legion Le Legion gion Improvements were In line with recommendations made by the Legion committee Service of the United States Vet Vet- Veterans Veterans erans bureau was greatly Improved as asa asa asa a result of or Its decentralization a r re- re review re review view of at all old and disallowed claims a vast volume of ot correspondence In- In informing In Informing forming veterans of ot their rights under new legislation and new regulations and the preparation of or a new rating schedule The effect of ot these changes and Inno Inno- Innovations Innovations Innovations has fins been heln to carry the service ot of the bureau hureau out Into the field In Intimate contact with the veteran and his dependents A new attitude or of helpfulness s and operation co-operation toward the veteran has marked the adminis adminis- administration administration administration of the bureau In May more veterans were getting hospital care by the bureau than In July a 3 ear ago Four o 0 every five of ot the i veterans in inho in ins ho were In their home state s r ras as against only one In two a year ngo ago Hospital facilities were Increased by beds durin during the year New v con con- construction construction con will add 1010 beds and plans are being drawn for tor five or six addi addi- additional additional hospitals Special attention is being given ghen to to providing for tor disabled women veterans of ot whom 1045 1645 are drawing compensation are hospitalized hos hos- hospitalized hospitalized and have tuberculosis Passage of ot the Reed-Johnson Reed bill billand billand billand and Its amendments has resulted dur dur- durIng during Inn Inn- Inning ing the year ear In an Increase In benefits to disabled men and women to toa toa toa a total of ot an n average per veteran of ot Full benefits ot of this Il legislation Mr Miller says have not yet et been felt Only about half halt of at the or old cases under review have ha been completed In about 15 per ver cent ot of these cases benefits from the new laws accrue to the veteran or his de- de dependents dependents de dependents Among those benefited during the first year ear of ot this tills legislation are arc shocked shell veterans to a total of 4 and tuberculosis cases to a total of Other beneficIaries Include helpless totally deaf deat and blind veterans and men af- af afflicted af afflicted with sleeping sickness amoebic dysentery and paralysis |
