Show JOHNSON BILL WILL AID MANY VETERANS thirty five ito thousand usand disa disabled blid men and women veterans of the world war and their dependents are expected to benefit directly to the extent of 0 this year next year and annually thereafter from the johnson bill passed with the support of the american legion at the recent session of congress under tinder the new legislation a flat payment of 50 a month for life will U e made to veterans with arrested eases cases of tuberculosis veterans with disabilities resulting from war service are allowed to reinstate war risk insurance through charging the unpaid back premiums against the face value of the reinstated policy where they are not able financially to pay these premiums prem time for filing claims for war disabilities and for submitting proof that a disability resulted from the war is extended to july 2 1927 2927 placement training for disabled veterans Is extended to january 1 next in order birder to permit them to complete their vocational rehabilitation courses A two year extension Is given for educational training in schools and colleges where the trainees are now in process of training insurance of men who died after ater discharge may be b revived by the discharge bonus of 60 it if the men had not cot received that bonus american women who were disabled through serving in base hospitals hospital overseas are made eligible for compensation pensa tion director frank T hines of the united states veterans bureau has expressed the opinion that bureau regulations can be extended under the new bill to grant service connection for chronic constitutional diseases such as disorders of heart kidneys and digestive system where it la Is not possible to trace a definite medical history of such connection with the service this bill is IE one in the series of great measures which have been supported by the american legion for the care and cure and relief of disabled veterans and their heir dependents most of the provisions contained in it were based on recommendations made by the regions Legions national convention at omaha in 1925 |