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Show VETERANS! Here's your answers Question: I am a disabled veteran and receive 50 percent disability compensation for myself, wife, and two children. One of my children will be 18 years old four months from now. Will I continue to receive re-ceive benefits for him? Answer: Not unless he plans to continue school. Three months before your son's 18th birthday the Veterans Administration Admin-istration will send you notice of discontinuance of benefits for him. However, VA will also send at that time an application applica-tion to be filled out if he plans to continue in school. You will continue to receive benefits for him until he reaches age 23 if he remains in school and is unmarried. Question: I enrolled in college col-lege this spring under the GI Bill and intend to re-enter the same school and take the same course of study this fall. Must I tell the Veterans Administration Ad-ministration about my fall en,-, rollment plans? Answer: Before the end of your present enrollment period you will receive a certification of attendance card from the VA. The primary purpose of this card is to confirm the training for which you have been paid an educational assistance' allowance. al-lowance. However, the card also has a section relating to re-enrollment plans. By completing this section you will help VA anticipate your future educational educa-tional assistance allowance needs. Question: May a veteran receive re-ceive Social security retirement retire-ment credit for military service ser-vice during World War II? Answer: generally, yes a veteran may receive $160 wage credit for each month of World War II duty if he was released from service under other than dishonorable conditions and had at least 30 days of active service. However, there are exceptions. excep-tions. The government will not give the veteran double credit. For example, if a veteran's World War II time is counted for military or civil service retirement re-tirement he cannot also receive re-ceive Social Security wage credit for the time. Your nearest near-est Social Security office will be glad to answer any questions ques-tions you may have. |