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Show Disabled Veterans Provided Health Benefits by Act. Public Law 93-82 signed by"" President Nixon Aug. 2 and effective Sept. 1 provides for hospitalization or out-patient care for the wives and child-rn child-rn of veterans totally disabled by reason of a service-connected disability. This coverage is also extended to the widows and orphans of men who die while in service, or subsequent to discharge, of disabilities adjudicated ad-judicated as incurred in or aggravated ag-gravated by such service. According to Vito J. Abbato, of Salt Lake, State Commander for the Disabled American Veterans: Vet-erans: "This law also provides for out-patient treatment and medications for any disability or illness suffered by veterans rated 80 per cent or more disabled dis-abled due to service. The illness ill-ness for which they seek treatment treat-ment need not be service-connected." "But," he continued, "the VA Hospital system has evidently evi-dently been caught by surprise, bcause they do not yet have the machinery set up, they don't, have the funds readily available, nor do they have the personnel to handle this increased in-creased work load. And it may be another month yet before claims for medical treatment under this new "Veterans Health are Act" can be handled smoothly." Eligible veterans or dependents depend-ents who have a medical emer-(Continued emer-(Continued on page 8) Disabled Veterans (Continued from page 1) gency arise either now or in the future are advised to phone the VA Hospital in Salt Lake collect (582-1565), explain their situation and get the necessary approval before seeking private medical care at VA expense. Veterans needing help in any claims which arise from this or other problems connected with the VA are urged to write to DAV National Service Officer George L. Carey, Rm. 3237 VA Regional Office, 125 South State St., Salt Lake City, Utah 84138. |
