Show I SERVICE 4 p BUREAU EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE newspaper Ull through though special arrangement with wilh ibs b Washington Bureau Burea 0 oj 0 Western News P Union Ulo at 5 1616 Eye S Strut Sired N N. W W. Washington D. D C Cj C. i it II able ebi bl to go bring brig readers IId ibis bl weekly column 0 on or problem ob- ob lem Im of oJ she b II veteran vetere and III serviceman and d bit Mi family Question mil may b be addressed to so 0 the she h above bo bureau and nd d Ib they will b bt be answered wd in ill a column No replies f tan cat b be made di direct b by mail il but buS only 1 in the h column which will pp appear in I this hll newspaper Ull P regularly V VA A to Cut Personnel I At a time when services service of Veterans Veterans' Veterans Veterans' Vet Vet- erans' erans administration are expanding expand- expand ing ang personnel of the administration will be cut approximately to come como within the proposed 1949 1849 budget budget budget bud bud- get according to announcement by Carl R. R Gray Jr veterans' veterans adminis Cuts will be made on a staggered schedule with employees employees' being cut froni the field ed administration Inthe in inthe inthe the 13 regional branch offices On December 31 1947 employment In these branch areas totaled Inthe in inthe inthe the administrative programs This number will be cut to on March 31 1948 then to on April 30 and to on May 31 31 For the central office in Washington and the New York branch of central I office employment on the first of the year was approximately This figure is to be cut to by June JuneI 1 I 1948 There will be no reductions made In medical services according to Gray Rather in VAs VA's recommended recommend recommend- ed budget for 1949 an Increase is proposed proposed pro pro- posed in the medical program Q Questions Queston and Answers Q My ly husband Is a former ma ma- rine rifle After Alter his discharge he drew unemployment unemployment un un- employment pay 20 per week five weeks We have heard the re- re will be paid the veterans In a lump sum In April 1948 Is this thU true If II not please explain It to us Also how may the veteran receive receive receive re re- the monc money he paid for Insurance Insurance insurance ance while in service Vet and wife Appalachia Va A. A There is no lump Jump sum of of un unemployment un employment compensation to be paid veterans that we know of If the veteran Is out of a job ob he may apply to the unemployment compensation office and receive up to 20 per week for a maximum of 52 weeks under certain conditions If he obtains a job fob of course his compensation compensation com corn stops The veteran is not reimbursed for premiums paid on his war Insurance He paid these premiums for protection and received received re reo re- re his protection when his policy was VIps issued Q In 1942 at Camp Wheeler Ga during basl training I had the misfortune misfortune misfortune mis mis- fortune to Injure my back I went to sick call for lor it and was told It was a strain I finally recovered from it but when we arrived in North Africa the condition recurred I was treated and recovered but It came caine back again In Italy Was again treated and recovered and aud was not bothered until after my discharge discharge dis dis- charge December 4 1945 1045 I 1 began to have considerable back trouble and have lost considerable time from Irom work and the doctor bills have been running at the rate of 01 a month I wonder If It it would be possible to get medical attention through Veterans Veterans' Veterans Veterans' Veterans Veterans' Veter Veter- ans' ans administration R R. R 1 J. J A. A Detroit Detroit De Do- troit bItch Mich A. A Certainly your disability Is service connected and would so show on your service record so I believe you would have little difficulty ty obtaining medical treatment at a aVA aVA aVA VA hospital and end If the disability is severe enough you would be entitled to ask for a disability ratIng rat rat- Ing and compensation Q I have been hospitalized for lor a service connected disability and wish to call my personal physician for tor consultation He lie has treated me meTor metor Tor for several years and knows the case history of 01 my disability May I do this W. W E. E 0 G. G Atlanta Ga A. A No Arrangements for consultant consult ant service are made only by the hospitals hospital's medical staff staIT Q My 11 question is a simple one In order to save time and to keep from making makinI a lot of 01 unnecessary queries I should like to know what Is the first step necessary to obtain an Improvement Im len provement loan under the GI 01 bill of 01 rights 3 J. J p P. P F. F International Falls Minn 1 A. A You either may contact a lend ing agency directly or request your contractor to make arrangements arrangement for such a loan Q Q How may I apply for lor admission admission sion lion to the United States States' naval home C. homeY C. C F F. F F P. P Cincinnati Ohio A A. Application should be made In duplicate to the Governor U S. S Naval Na Na- val vIII Home Philadelphia Pa Applications may be obtained from the governor or from the Bureau of Navy Personnel Navy Nav department I Washington 23 5 D D. D C C. I Q Im I'm writing about the veterans' veterans bonus bOllus and would like to Wisconsin Wis VIs is- is cumin Is paying one or II It they are planning to pay par one later on Mrs III Mrs W. W F F. D. D Big lug Rapids SUch Mich A A. Insofar as we know there is no no bonus law In Wisconsin Jt ft t Is II our understanding the Wisconsin ture lure adopted a resolution tl to submit the question of whether or not there should be e a 3 per cent sales Illes tax enacted en en- acted to raise money for a veter veter- ans' ans bonus a at th the th general election In November Suggest you write for details Vo to the Administrator of Veterans Veterans Veterans' Vet Vet- erans' erans Affairs at Madison WI |