Show Pensioned Disabled Vets Must Report Yearly Income to VA The thousands of Utah veterans veterans veterans veter veter- ans and dependents drawing pensions under a variety of separate separate separate sep sep- arate laws are reminded that they must make a yearly report to the VA in order to continue to receive benefits According to Elmer J. J Smith manager of the Salt Lake Re Regional Regional Regional Re- Re gional Office the annual Income reporting forms will be released this year with the benefit checks at the end of December In past years several hundred Utah beneficiaries beneficiaries ben ben- e have had stop pays put on their accounts for failure to return questionnaires promptly or for improperly completed forms The VA is especially concerned concerned concerned con con- this year because new legislation has greatly complicated ted the yearly reports in certain kinds of cases by including such items as the size of the estate and making changes In items which must be counted as in in- in come As an added service this year VA contact experts will visit the major cities throughout the state during the month of January These visits will be publicized in local newspapers and on local radio stations I |