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Show 10.882 Utah Veterans Are i Drawing Pensions In Jnne ! A total of 10,8S2 Utah veterans ! were drawing pensions or com- pensation for disabilities at the end of June, according to Mr. Val J D. Larsen, manager of the Vet- j erans Administration Contact Office Of-fice at Manti, Utah. This figure includes veterans from all wars, and marks an increase of 337 j cases during the month of Juno. Mr. Larsen again reminded U-tah U-tah veterans that they should! file claims now on any and all j servic e-connected disabilities, ' j however minor. "A majority of jj these claims are filed at separa- !j tion centers while the men are i being discharged," Mr. Larson i explained, "but our VA repre- 5 sentatives in the field have un- j covered many cases where voter- ans entitled to draw pensions have returned to civilian life.j without geting their disabilities') on file with the Veterans Admin- ij istration." Pointing out that thousands of World War I claims filed re- cently have had to he disallowed l because melical records have l been destroyed or lost through - the years, Mr. Larsen advises veterans of this war not to make the same mistake. "Filing the claims now on everything, including teeth treat! ed while in the service, is only common sense and insurance for the future, even though the disabilities dis-abilities are minor at present," Mr. Larsen added. "Our experience since the first World War shows that a lot of minor ailments become serious enough to be pensionable at later dates, providing the evidence on the disability is obtainable. Filing Fil-ing an early claim insures that the VA will obtain all evidence and keep it on file for the future." |