| Show VETERANS' VETERANS BUREAU 11 REVIEWING CASES All cases of disabled World war I veterans which were disallowed under terms of ot laws enacted prior to the Reed-Johnson Reed bill bUl of ot 1924 1024 are being reviewed by the United States veterans veterans veterans' veterans veterans' vet vet- erans' erans bureau according to word reI received received re re- re- re from Washington This general general gen gen- I eral review Involves olves hundreds of thousands of ot cases The review Is being being beIng be be- ing made In response to a suggestion presented by the national rehabilitation rehabilitation tion committee of ot the American Legion General Frank T T. T HInes director of ot the bureau has set up a special section sec sec- section tion of ot the bureau burean to review these cases Special attention will wUl be given to see If It they are entitled to further consideration and action under the therl theT T TL rl Reed Johnson Ull LUI I The review y has already covered more than such cases Favorable Favorable Favor or able action has hns been taken or la is In contemplation In some cases ten per cent of ot the number reviewed In 1855 cases approval nl of ot awards for po payment has already been granted Among the cases which had previously previously previously pre pre- been disallowed are numerous death cases Others are ore disability cases disallowed prior to the decentralization decentralization of the veterans' veterans bureau in 1921 No communication or other Information In In- formation had been received concernIng concernIng concerning concern- concern Ing them since that time and they had been held Inactive e at the central office office office of of- fice of ot the bureau at Washington When It Is found in reviewing these cases that the claimant Is entitled to further benefits letters are at nt once sent to all aU addresses of record In an effort to learn the present whereabouts whereabouts where where- of ot the claimant Upon receipt I of ot inC Information cO concerning him the case cose Is then Ulen sent for examination of ot th the claimant and and for tor final action to the veterans veterans' bureau office In the claimants claimant's own district Benefits have already been granted In the cases on which favorable action ac oc tion has been taken upon review under under un un- under der practically eYer every r new feature of ot the Johnson Heed Johnson bill Results so far tor achieved Indicate that this general review review review re re- view will be highly successful and will remedy many Injustices which had previously been worked on disabled veterans It Is pointed out that If not more more than ten per cent of the cases case are ure found to be entitled to favorable fa action under the Ule Veterans' Veterans act of ot 1024 1921 l 24 the Reed Johnson bill much will wUl have been accomplished In the Interest of ot the disabled |
