Show u fa dav W ic fa BUR FAU EDITORS NOTE this n newspaper s p through special arrangement western with the be washington bureau of western news paper union at 1616 eye street N IF washington D C it is able to so bring readers this thil weekly column ors on lemi of the veteran and serviceman and his ta family m y questions Q u t 0 may m y be addressed to th the 0 ab above ov e B bureau u r ea u a and nd ii they bt will be answered in in a subsequent column coli I 1 no replies can be made direct I 1 by mail but bus only in the column which will appear in this newspaper regularly vets vete medical service in rounding founding out its medical service veterans administration has announced arrangements have been completed to appoint doctors of osteopathy to serve in the VAs department of medicine and surgery doctors of osteopathy therefore who desire to become affiliated with the department are asked to f forward 0 r w a r d a applications p p 1 ic a ti 0 n s to t the e d deputy e t Y ahr a administrator d m i n i str a t 0 r 0 of f t the h e V VA A branch an c apu 0 office f having jurisdiction over areas in which the applicants desire to work to be eligible for ar appointment doctors must be 1 citizen of the I 1 U S 2 hold a degree of doctor of osteopathy from a college or university recognized by VA 3 have completed an internship satisfactory to VA 4 hold a license licens e to practice osteopathy in one of the states territories or the district of columbia and 5 meet VA prescribed physical standards questions and answers Q my husband was dismissed from the navy under a general court martial lie he was in bad shape when he was in the navy and was in several serious actions and we belie was not responsible for his breach of the law for which he was court marti aled if we can show that he was not in his right mind at the time of his commission of the offense could he then get the benefits of the GI bill to which he otherwise would be entitled mrs R C biloxi miss A yes if it can be shown conclusively clu that your husband was insane at the time the offense was committed he could apply for all the benefits of the GI bill if he is otherwise qualified proof must be offered to the administrator of veterans affairs the same answer would apply to conscientious object tors who refused to perform military service or refused to wear the uniform or even to a deserter or in the case of the acceptance of the resignation of an officer for the good of the service if it can be proved to the satisfaction of the veterans administrator they were insane at the time of the commission of the offense Q does the government pay for artificial limbs required by amputees amp who are veterans ot of any branches of the armed services J A B ada oklahoma A yes the law provides that vet berrns administration furnish the required artificial limbs or other prosthetic or orthopedic appliances of permanent type and even special clothing made necessary by wear of such appliances for service connect ed condition or for an associated disease or injury held to be aggravating the disability from a ice connected disease or injury also hospitalized patients and persons receiving domiciliary care have entitlement tit titI under the conditions above and in some cases where the disability is not service connected also retired officers and retired enlisted men of the army navy marine corps and coast guard who hof lost a limb through injury or disease incurred in line of duty in the military or naval service at any time also may be furnished artificial limbs they also are entitled to fitting and training in their use Q I 1 am the wife of a world war 1 I veteran and he has never drawn dran a pension we have five children in m now he be is disabled a blood disease caused fr from on g getting alt e too hot in the drill field he also has fallen arches caused from wearing hobnail shoes both are on his service record he tried to get a pension several years ago but get it I 1 want to know if there is any way we can get a pension as we are badly in need of it mrs birs E G F EUis Enis vUle ville miss bliss A there is a regional office of veterans administration at jackson and sub offices at greenwood hattiesburg meridian tupelo and indianola your only chance is to present your case to your nearest office for a decision by VA it if your husband is totally and permanently disabled from non service connected disabilities he would be entitled to about 50 per month and if he is 65 years old or older and his disability is total he would be entitled to a 60 pension Q our son is a disabled veteran and is taking vocational training under the law for that purpose and is is in in a city about 50 miles away from us can you tell us if he is entitled to any time 0 off if for vacation and if he is does his subsistence allowance stop while he is away sir mr and mrs D A W garden city fla A yes he is entitled to a leave of absence not in excess of 30 days in any consecutive 12 months and is entitled to his subsistence payments during that time he can get full details at school |