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Show does not depend on when thj husbands served in the Arm! Forces. However, if a widm (i remarries or a wife divorce jl her disabled husband she loa entitlement. L Utah widows of veterans, wives of totally disabled vets assisted An estimated 573 Utah widows wi-dows of veterans who died as the result of military service, and wives of 445 totally and permanently disabled veterans in the state, will be eligible for 36 months maximum educational education-al assistance from the Veterans Administration beginning De- cember 1, 1968, Elmer J. Smith, Manager of the Salt Lake Veterans Vet-erans Administration Regional Office, said recently. They will be entitled to VA e d u c ational assistance payments pay-ments of $130 a month for full-time full-time institutional training. The allowance for three-quarters time training is $95 a month, with $60 being paid for half-time half-time training under the new law granting these widows and wives VA educational help for the first time in the history of veterans' benefits in the United States, Mr. Smith said. Widows and wives now eligible eligi-ble for this benefit will have until December 1, 1976 to complete their training under the new program. In other words, women who become eli-bigle eli-bigle for VA educational assistance as-sistance due to the service-connected death, or permanent and total disability of their husbands, hus-bands, will have eight years tc complete their training. Eligibility Eligi-bility of widows and wives |
