Show S service VIC BUREAU r a EDITORS NOTE this newspaper through special arrangement with the me washington bureau of western newspaper PW pe r union at 1616 eft street N IF washington 1 aio D C is abu able to bring readers this ibis weekly column on problems of the veteran 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 bt be made direct by mail but only in the column which will appear in this newspaper regularly local medical care veterans administration has announced that veterans with service incurred disabilities in 32 states now can go to the physician ot of their own choice for free medical treatment under two different plans of the VA home town medical care program under one plan a nonprofit non profit or sponsored by the state medical society handles administrative details for VA including payment of cooperating physicians VA in turn pays the organization a lump sum for professional services plus a small additional amount for handling administrative work under this plan the following states are cooperating california colorado hawaii dwaine maine michigan montana north carolina oregon south dakota south carolina minnesota washinton washington iowa wisconsin new jersey new york and north dakota bakota under the second plan all administrative work including payment of individual doctors Is taken care of by VA and there is no go between organization states cooperating with this plan include florida wyoming lou louisiana illana arkansas connecticut district of columbia georgia illinois idaho ind indiana ana kansas ohio pennsylvania utah west virginia nevada and tennessee questions and answers Q there ere was quite a bit of discussion in the pacific about a serviceman getting back the money he was fined while in the service if it is true how can I 1 get my back G A P oakland akland calif ca A I 1 know of no way unless there Is a review of the court martial and even so each case is treated on its merits suggest you write to the office of the adjutant general war department washington 25 D C and explain your case to them Q during my four years in the coast guard I 1 received a 62 day sentence in the brig plus a three month fine due to a summary court martial will the government deduct those 62 days from my 93 days of terminal leave I 1 have coming will that affect my bonus when they get around to giving it to me yes I 1 have the best discharge a man could get honorable G A P oakland calif A you evidently are the same man who asked the previous question in column yes time spent in confinement under sentence of court martial is deductible from your terminal leave also time lost AWOL is deductible overnight weekend week end or three day passes sick leave convalescent and rehabilitation leave and temporary luty duty are not considered as leave under ander the act so long as you haye have an honorable discharge a term in the brig likely would not affect bonus but there is as yet no law providing for a bonus Q my brother has a blue discharge under section VIII AR AE 16 Is he entitled to mus alering out pay or any other benefits to a veteran Is this some sort of medical discharge or just what our doctor and minister cannot even explain it or at least they wont mrs hrs G G W napoleon ohio A A blue discharge is one other than ihan honorable and section 8 of army regulations covers a number of reasons why by the man may be inept or unfit to be a soldier in the united states army it may or may not be tor for medical reasons insofar as mustering out pay and benefits are concerned the law requires an honorable discharge but in some cases blue discharges are considered on their individual merits and a man may be entitled to veterans benefits the local veterans administration may decide the case all ali such discharges are subject to review if the veteran asks it I 1 Q can you tell me how veterans are keeping up their loans made under the GI bill and bow many are in default airs 11 E J defiance ohio A veterans administration says that less than one half of one per cent of all veterans loans approved tor for guaranty by the administration were in default as of september 30 1946 Q are veterans of the and WAVES eligible to treat mentIn veterans administration hospitals mrs A C gallion ohio A yes women veterans are entitled to the same medical capre as male veterans in addition they may receive treatment and hospitalization tor for non service connected disabilities bili ties from private physicians and in civil hospitals as well as in VA hospitals and clinics As of november 30 there were women patients in VA hospitals and in non VA hospitals another were patients in VA homes |