Show BUREAU EDITORS NOTE this newspaper through special arrangement with the washington bureau of western newspaper union at 1616 lye eye street N W washington D C is able to bring readers this weekly column on an problems of the teleran and serviceman and his family questions may be addressed to the above bureau and they will be answered in a subsequent column no replies can be made direct b by mail but only in the colu column mn which will wl appear in this newspaper regularly need of medical personnel more than doctors and dentists with 2500 nurses have been added to the starts staffs of veterans hospitals during the past few months under a recruitment program which takes doctors and nurses from under civil service regulations and offers i them more attractive employment opportunities this makes a total of doctors dentists and nurses no now w on duty under the veterans administration medical program in the department of medicine and surgery as set up by dr paul R hawley chief medical director the immediate need for dentists in VA hospitals has been met by the recruitment program but there is still need for physicians and nurses especially in and tuberculosis hospitals in the south midwest and tar far west questions and answers Q I 1 am a veteran ot of world war 1 I would it be possible tor for me to get a cash surrender on my service insurance policy A K R D pasadena calif A the veterans administration says that upon proper execution and filing of cash surrender value of U S government life insurance and th the e return of the policy certificate to the veterans administration you will receive whatever cash surrender value may be payable Q now how much can one of those veterans administration appraisers charge a veteran for appraising a house the veteran wants to purchase with his GI loan J n H A seattle A there is no set amount in some instances the banks do not make this charge but appraisers appointed by the veterans administration may charge whatever fee is customary in your area the average fee is something like 15 Q while I 1 was in the navy I 1 purchased bonds through deductions from my pay but to this day I 1 have never received the bonds can I 1 do anything about lt it E C yonkers N Y A write to war bond office central field fiscal office goodfellow blvd st louis mo be sure and give your full name serial number and the pay periods for which the bonds are due also give your correct home address Q it seems to me veterans disability pensions are too low now how do they compare in this country with other countries mrs S R denver colo A the united states pays higher pensions to disabled veterans than any other country in england australia canada and new zealand pension payments vary according to the number of dependents and the rank of the disabled veteran Q I 1 am drawing the readjustment allowance for self employed veterans if I 1 dont draw the full each month for the loi 10 months Is the balance available to me after the period Is up jackson miss bliss A no no matter how small an amount you draw each month that is considered a full months payment Q my bly son has a bad conduct discharge ue he is a veteran of world war II 11 Is he entitled to any benefits under the GI bill mrs birs J II 11 hartford city ind A ile he may be but since he be holds neither an honorable nor a dishonorable discharge it would be necessary for him to contact his bis nearest veterans administration office for a decision as to whether be was discharged under conditions other than honorable he has a right also to apply to his service for a revision of his discharge Q I 1 was retired from the service with retirement pay for a service connected disability I 1 get a month am I 1 eligible tor for any payment from the veterans administration for on the job training will I 1 lose my retirement pay if I 1 sign up for such training A it S oakland calif A no I 1 dont think so you can take on the job training and draw the regular subsistence allowance plus what the company tor for which you are working will pay you plus your retirement pay suggest however you check with your regional veterans veterans administration office Q can a member of the armed services retire on a medical pension after serving 20 years in the be army and still get retirement pay mrs K L anadarko Ana darko okla A the army says no but the soldier might be able to draw a service connected disability pension from the veterans administration Q I 1 have an honorable discharge from the WAVES am I 1 entitled to my old job L S Si keston mo A yes provided you are qualified and make application for reinstatement Ili |