Show ibIA f SERVICE BUREAU p EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE This Thit Th newspaper through to gh special arrangement with Ini thi Washington Bureau of Western Union at 1616 Eye Street N. N W. W Washing f Washington ton D. D C. C i is able to bring reader readers this thu th weekly column on problems of 0 the veteran and serviceman and a his family fa ily Questions Question may be addressed to the te above Bureau and they will be answered in a subsequent col co i No replies can be made direct by bl b mail but only in the column which wik wib iL appear in this th newspaper regularly VA Receives Receive Carload OF Mall Mail M il Daily From Vets Veta A total of veterans ol 01 World War II n are now making pre pre- premium premium payments on National Servo Service Service ice Life insurance by direct mail to the Veterans administration This total does doe's do s not n t include premi urns paid by deductions from benefit payments A total of letters concern concerning ing insurance were received by the VA through February and March covering all categories of questions such as refunds conversions re reinstatements reinstatements and status of accounts account and of this number the VA during the 8 weeks answered a total of of these letters Because of this tremendous volume of mail there were some letters unanswered un un- unanswered unanswered answered and because so many thousands of the letters are not accompanied by proper p-m p x identification tion it has been impossible to post accounts currently Questions and Answers Answers' I Q Q I was inducted into the army in 1942 1912 and was discharged 2 months and 12 days later on a disability discharge I have tried to get com corn compensation compensation but the VA claims it has been delayed because of insufficient insufficient insufficient records I then filed a claim for such to clear my records In I 1939 prior to my induction I had in in- internal internal hemorrhages from both kid kid- kidneys kidneys but hut I was passed as physical physical- physically ly fit in 1941 by army doctors On entering service my kidneys were weakened more by hurting them again for for which I was discharged Now the question is am I entitled to this compensation I signed up on the of January and have been out of work 3 months months-J J. J. J D. D D C. C Superior Wis A. A A Cannot tell from your letter whether you are attempting to get geta a disability pension or employ employ- unemployment u employment ment compensation From the facts given you may be entitled to disa disa- disability disability disability compensation and your only re recourse re- re recourse course is to apply again or take an appeal As Ai for readjustment allow allow- allowance allowance ance ance are you able to work The laws says you must be able to work and available for suitable work that you must not have left suitable work voluntarily and without good cause and you must have applied for suitable work Suggest you ask the USES office for all details Q How now old will they take a man manin manin manin in the occupation army A man in service 10 months how can he draw this 20 per week week week-J. J. J D D. Corydon Ind A. A Enlistment age limits are 17 through 34 If you are unemployed and were discharged under condi condi- conditions conditions conditions other than dishonorable you youcan youcan youcan can apply for unemployment com com- compensation compensation compensation at your nearest office of U. U S. S Employment service and you may obtain up to 20 per week for not more than 52 weeks under certain certain certain tain conditions Q I was discharged from regional hospital Ft McClellan Ala November 6 1945 with a dis dis- disability disability dis- dis disability ability discharge on account of back trouble and I want to know if I Ican Ican Ican can get into the merchant marines Was only in the army two months and the disability was not from service C. C. C V. V R. R Charlottesville Va A. A A Suggest your best answer can be obtained by applying to the near near- nearest nearest nearest est merchant marines recruiting of of- office office office fice and see if they will take you Q I am a veteran of World War WarI I in service six months not over over- seas Just ready to go when Armis Armis- Armistice Armistice Armistice tice was signed Could I get hos hos- hospital hospital hospital pital service free Also do all war veterans get a pension after they are 60 or 65 years old old old-F. F. F S. S Peca- Peca Pecatonica tonica tonics III A. A You probably are eligible for far hospital service free if you are un un- unable unable un- un unable able to pay for it World War I veterans obtained a bonus There is no pension Q My Iy son will be in the navy two years in June He lIe is a store store- storekeeper storekeeper storekeeper keeper 3 c and was overseas 19 months Could you tell teIl me when he will wiIl be eligible for discharge discharge- Mrs 1 B. B B R. R Milton 1 Pa Pat A. A Ordinarily he likely would be eligible to apply for discharge by June 30 However he may be held up for a short time since storekeepers ers and some other classifications rate a higher point score Q My Iy husband has an honorable discharge since December 7 7 1945 1915 now How does the GI Bill work We would like to have 2000 now flow much Interest does it take and how l ow do dowe dowe dowe we pay it back We are planning to build a home since they are hard to rent A A Good Reader Union Mo 1 A A. Would suggest your husband go to a bank or other lending in institution institution which makes GI loans and they will give him all details and inform him as to his eligibility sine In the final analysis the bank mus mu approve the man loan The loan carrir carrk 1 I per cent interest |