| Show u e eA A I IA a I ON Copy for Thle Thie Department Supplied by the tb Legion Now Now S Service VETERANS AIDED BY REED JOHNSON LAW V Additional benefits of have been received by some dis dis- dis disabled disabled World war veterans under th the operation of the Heed J Johnson bill was passed In June 1924 1939 1 4 un- un under Under un under der the sponsorship of the AmerIcan Legion Approximately OOOO of the benefiting by the liberalizing pro pro- provisions provisions visions of ot the law hind had never before received compensation from tb the gov- gov government gov government ov In any form according to in- in information In Information n formation received from the United States veterans bureau by LegIon rehabIlitation officials In Washington Twelve thousand veterans sufferIng from tuberculosis were awarded 13 13 In compensation Mentally in- in incompetent In Incompetent n- n competent veterans got In added benefits under the new nev law v Dependents of disabled veterans to the nut nui her of ot 43 G received recel additional addi additional allowances vances totaling and 1 dependents of ot deceased veterans received Increased allow allow- allowances allowances ances amounting to 0 Vet Vet- Veterans Veterans Veterans erans received In allowances for tor nur nurses and attendants 5 Nearly 1 1 1 In compensation was awarded to 00 veterans In the call so-call called so-called ell wil ful CuI misconduct cases Nearly veterans have ha obtained ob ob- obtained hospital treatment under the general hospItalization provision ot of otlie the Johnson Reed bill This provides that veterans may mar get et treatment re- re regardless re regardless ardless of the nature or origin ot of their ailment Hundreds of th thousand usand of cases which had been lying untouched In the tho veterans bureau because Inadequacies Inadequacies In the law prior to the pass pass- passage passage age of the Johnson Peed bill 1111 made It Impossible to take favorable action upon them are now nov being reviewed re by bythe bythe bythe the veterans bureau This review which was su suggested g sted by Legion Lelon oil oil- o officials ill vials daIs Is now v well advanced Additional extensions and clarifications of the laws lows affecting the dis dis- disabled disabled were sought tom congress at Its session beginning In December 1 1022 When these extensions and clarIfications are arc made malle Watson atson n B Miller chairman chaIrman of the Legions Legion's an- an na national rehabilitation committee do- do de declared e- e dared the most remarkable mile mile- milestone milestone milestone stone In the progress of ot the United States towards the rehabilitation of Its war disabled will have been accomplished ac- ac accomplished ac accomplished |
