Show I I I Vets Insurance Changes T Jan n. n 1 Effective January 1 I 1957 automatic automatic auto auto- matic Indemnity against death In Inactive Inactive inactive active service or within days after separation sometimes called call call- called ed the free Insurance ends under the Survivor Benefits Act recently enacted as Public Law SSI It will be replaced by a liberalized program of death benefits benefits benefits bene bene- fits for dependents of deceased servicemen Veterans Administration tion said The new law revises death compensation compensation compensation com com- for widows children and dependent parents provides Social Security coverage on a contributory contributory con can basis for those In service service ser ser- vice and revises payments of the six month death gratuity Also ended effective January 1 1957 1951 under the new law will 11 bethe be bethe betho the tho right to apply for the year 5 nonconvertible Gl GI Insurance policy policy pol pol- icy now available to eligible post post- Korea veterans and six-month six enlistees enlistees en en- within days after their discharge VA said VA Is authorized by law the agency added to accept applications applications applications for the year 5 nonconvertible term policies through December 31 1956 providing 1 the applications applications applications ap ap- ap- ap are accompanied by the proper premium 2 the applications applications applications are received by VA on or before December 31 1956 or are postmarked on or before that date or 3 the applications are delivered by that date to an authorized authorized authorized auth auth- representative of the uniformed uniformed uni uni- formed services I INot Not affected by the new law VA explained I is ly the special nonparticipating non non- nonparticipating participating term or permanent plan insurance for the service- service connected disabled Disabled veterans vet erans released from service after aner January 1 1951 still may apply for the special participating nonparticipating Insurance within one year from the date VA finds their es cs s to be pervice |