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Show VA Has 'Pilot Studies' To Review Vet Claims Veterans Administration has announced that a new pilot study now is under way to review re-view veterans' claims that were disallowed after World War II. Sumner G. Whittier, Administrator Admin-istrator of Veterans Affairs, said the pilot study is the converse con-verse of the current review of compensation and pension claims that were allowed over the same period. Mr. Whittier said the pilot study is being conducted in the VA regional offices at -Brooklyn, N. Y.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Togus, Maine; Wichita, Kansas; Seattle. Wash.; Columbia, S. C, and Lubbock, Texas. Through this study VA will come up with one of three conclusions: con-clusions: 1. A review of disallowed claims would not be worth the effort; or 2. A further extension of the pilot study would be in order; or 3. A full-scale nationwide review re-view of disallowed claims is necessary. Mr. Whittier ordered the pilot study at the request of vet-erans' vet-erans' organizations which believe be-lieve VA may have erred in disallowing dis-allowing some of the claims. |