| Show WARNING AFFECTING DISABLED VETERANS Rehabilitation officers of ot the AmerIcan American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean Legion at Washington ton are disseminating disseminating dis dis- the following warning affecting affecting af af- af disabled veterans who have compensative claims but who have failed Called up to date to file their claim with the United States Veterans' Veterans bureau bu bu- reau Unless service ex men with a showing of ot active tu tuberculosis prior to January 1 10 1925 5 make nuke application to the United States Veterans' Veterans bureau b by that date the they will lose the tho benefit of or that provision of the World war veterans veterans' veterans veterans' veterans veterans' vet vet- erans' erans act of ID 1924 1024 4 which provides that veterans showing active tuberculosis tuberculosis tuberculosis losis prior to January 1 1925 1025 will automatically au lU- automatically be entitled to compensation tion an and treatment for their disability There are at the pre present ent time many thousands of cases of men throughout the tho country who have been rated b by bythe bythe the veterans veterans' bureau at less than 10 per pcr cent on arrested tuberculosis or chronic bronchitis and other diseases It Is very verr probable that a n large number of these cases have e since their last examination and rating b by the bureau become active cases and these men should b by all means present themselves themselves them them- selves to the veterans veterans' bureau for reexamInation reexamination re- re examInation before January Januar 1 1925 5 or orthey orthe orthey the they will lose the benefit of the presumptive presumptive pre pre- e provision of ot the act act Arrangements are nrc now such that a veteran can cnn make claim to the theet veterans veterans' veterans veterans' vet vet- erans' erans bureau with convenience nn and efficiency at recently established regional re re- gional offices Following close upon the order for decentralization of the United States veterans' veterans bureau long advocated by bythe bythe bythe the American Legion came caine announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment of the opening of district bureau offices throughout the country countr which function as regional havens for disabled disabled dis dis- veterans of the World orIel war Full authority will be vested ested In the regional regional regional re re- re- re gional offices to handle all claims regardless regardless re re- ardless of what phase of the case re-I re In question Is to be considered All matters matters matters mat mat- of awards vocational training j I jand and hospitalIzation will be handled I which will greatly facilitate the rapid disposal of claims A claims and rating board will operate to consist consist consist con con- of ot a medical specialist who will examine the men raen for major disabilities disabilities disabilities ties a R medical referee and a vocational vocational voca voca- specialist who will act In conjunction conjunction conjunction con con- junction with other othel specialists who may be he called into consultation on any case To 10 gain a n more personal connection with the disabled veteran the rating and claims hoard board will rate the man with the veteran himself present If he hc so desires and he lee will have the privilege of Rf arguing hI hII his case I |
