Show replies io to letter F ifrosia roin Vete Veter raia art tooele thoele county chronicle CIO mr frank beckwith tooele thoele utah dear mr beckwith As adjudication officer for the I 1 regional office of the veterans administration I 1 received an anon amous letter from a veteran the I 1 envelope of which was postmarked tooele thoele utah this anonymous letter unlike most anonymous letters is a nice letter and one worthy of a signature and one I 1 would I 1 ke to answer since it is anonymous I 1 dont don t know how to answer it other than through local icat on and I 1 therefore felt that you might assist me to an awer this good veteran by tion this veteran writes that he has an idea to save uncle sam 1 money his idea is that the dis cabled abbed veterans should be paid a lump sum payment rather than monthly benefits he states that he draws 50 percent for a service in burred disability and he feels that that amount is not enough to live on and that he will not be able to make any progress drawing this amount he alleges that his di dis is ab lity is sufficiently severe to lo 10 deter him in making an adequate 1 ving he states that if the gov would give a disabled veteran say 5 the veteran could start a business and from thereon either succeed or fail fall on his own and the government would have no further obligation to him this veteran figures that by making a lump sum payment for disability compensation the gov would save much in fu ture compensation and tra tive costs this is not akan an administrative I 1 problem and therefore we cannot consider the merits or demerits of the suggestion it is a legislative problem and one to be submitted to the national legislature thru his congressman or senator I 1 wanted this veteran to know that the present law contemplates and I 1 provides for guaranteeing a loan for business purposes while the loan is made from a private stand point is guaranteed by the government through the veterans loan guaranty division of the vet erans administration and in ad to that the first years in rate the writer of the an letter in this instance should contact his congressman or senator with his proposition rela tive to a lump sum payment of compensation benefits and he should contact the veterans ad ministration in salt lake city for information on obtaining guaran tee on a loan for business pur poses in fact all veterans should become acquainted with the ac tivi ties of the veterans tao tion to determine what their rights and privileges are it is their ad ministration and they should be come acquainted with it and make use of it your cooperation in publishing this information will be appreciate ed very truly yours george A faust adjudication officer |