| Show AMERICAN LESION LEGION CHECKUP CHECK r REHABILITATION NOTES All claims are now being reviewed revIewed reviewed re re- viewed by the Rating Board Every veteran now drawing compensation compensation com com- will wUl receive a letter Jetter when his Ills case has baa been reviewed and arid rat rated d under the new laws 1 law A questionnaire will be enclosed with the letter Jetter If the veteran ia la lafound found to be entitled to continue receiving compensation The questionnaire questionnaire questionnaire ques ques- Must Be Answered In Full and Returned Within the Time Limit or the Veteran Veterans Claims Will be Disallowed If It a veterans veteran's compensation L 18 s discontinued entirely or reduced he may offer new evidence or appeal but no reconsideration will wW willbe be in order until July 1st Do not write department headquarters headquarter until July 1st Hold all aU new cla eia- ims ins until July 1st All old forms for tor compensation ion disability allowance burial allowance and hospitalization arenow are arenow arenow now obsolete New forms forma may br be b had on request Burial allowance has been reduced to No allowance will be paid if it the veteran veteran veteran vet vet- eran dies leaving assets in th the amount of ot over and above his debts Insurance bonus and compensation aro are now considered assets Most Moat veterans veteran have approximately still aWl due on their bonus certificates so 10 o unless their debts exceed no burial allowance will be paid No claims for burial allowance should be made unless the deceased ed veterans veteran's assets minus his Indebtedness in indebtedness indebtedness in- in are less leas than 75 Hospitalization at government expense will be granted only to veterans suffering from a permanent per per- manent service connected disability disability disability requiring hospitalization The Tha only exceptions to this thI rule are area 1 Veterans Veteran suffering from tuberculosis tu tuberculosis tu tu- or a mental disease and who are totally disabled and without without with with- out adequate means of ot support 2 Emergency cases where delay delay delay de de- lay means death may be hospitalized hoe hos for humanitarian reas reu- ons Transportation will be furnished furnished furnished fur fur- only to veterans hospitalized hospital hospital- for a n. service connected din dis d disability ability and then only where prior authorization for travel has hu been beeD granted No per diem and no hospital pay is provided under tin Uw new law even for tor a service connected connected con con- disability |
