Show BUREAU EDITORS NOTE this newspaper through special arrangement with the washington bureau ol of western newspaper union at 1616 eye street N V W washington wash ington DC is u able to so bring readers this weekly column on problems of 01 the iederan and serviceman and his family may be addressed to the above bureau and the yuill be answered in a subsequent column no ivo replies can be made direct by mail but only in the column chich will appear in this newspaper regularly decentralization of hospitals promised the veterans administration in seeking to further decentralize hospital facilities for veterans is contracting tr with hospitals throughout the nation for home town care for veterans with service connected disabilities principally tor for those needing only outpatient out patient care in this connection dr paul R hawley chief medical director announced that such service may be obtained in hospitals in kansas michigan california new jersey washington oregon and north carolina and the service is being extended as rapidly as contracts may be signed A schedule of fees has been approved by VA when the program Is in complete operation veterans with service connected disabilities will contact the regular VA channels as formerly and then will select a doctor from a list of co ing physicians if 11 they cannot be cared tor for in a VA outpatient out patient clinic the service is tree free to the veteran and VA pays the doctor through the state medical service agency the plan will eliminate long trips by veterans to obtain medical care the same regulations apply to those receiving similar treatment from their home town physician questions and answers Q am 1 I as an officer entitled to travel pay for my wife from point of my discharge to 0 o home while she is on t er minal leave she lived with me two months immediately prior to my discharge D L P pipestone allan A your letter indicates your wife was also an officer I 1 suggest you write to dependent travel branch general accounting office washington D C Q when will world war I 1 veterans receive a pension and at what ahat age I 1 have been sick ever since I 1 got out of the armyl but get a pension I 1 D K east dubuque III A world war I 1 veterans do not au automatically I 1 icalla get a pension at any age ae they were awarded a bonus it if your illness was service connect ed or aggravated by your service your only hope Is to apply for disability at your nearest veterans administration office Q my husband was a veteran of world war 1 serving six weeks at little rock ark ile he was given a m medical edical discharge on account of his heart oc ile died last year of heart trouble would I 1 be entitled to a widows pension mrs 0 E P pocohontas iowa A I 1 am inclined to believe you might be but you should make your application to the nearest veterans administration office for their decision Q my afy husband went to the army on july 2 1942 and got an honor able discharge on october 7 1912 1942 I 1 did not receive an allotment for myself and baby while he be was gone Is there any way I 1 can get it now and Is my husband eligible tor for the 20 a week for 52 weeks mrs L D C tullahoma Tul lahoma tenn A although your husband was in the arm army Y less than SO 90 days you might try getting back allotment by writing to the army central adjusting office goodfellow blvd st louis 20 mo it if your husband received a medical discharge prior to 90 days of service and Is unemployed he be is entitled to make application tor for a job at your nearest U S unemployment service and receive up to 20 per week until he obtains employment but not more than 52 weeks Q my son was employed by a firm in st paul as personnel manager before he entered service three years ago ue he served in the european and pacific theaters ne he returned in january and went to see about his job again ills his employer offered him another job at a much lower rate ot of pay what can he do and can his company be made to give him his former job back mother blather cloquet minn blinn A under the selective service law your son is entitled to his old job or one of similar pay and seniority it if he is physically able to flu fill the job suggest he contact his bis selective service board and they will see that he be has legal representation Q my son enlisted in the service the summer of 1342 1942 1 I did not receive a family allowance until december 1 1914 1014 1 I was and still am his dependent mother I 1 would like to know it I 1 am entitled to and can get family allowance beginning november 1 1943 1913 or for the he year 1944 A mother mathews co va A family allowances to parents la Is not compulsory the question is was the allowance deducted from your sons pay during that year it if so you are entitled to it write to army central adjustment office goodfellow blvd st bouli 20 mo |