| Show veterans with disabilities must comply with requirements to receive benefits for dependents veterans with service connected disabilities rated 50 to 60 percent were warned by the veterans administration today that additional allowances for their dependents will be effective december 1 1849 1949 only if the following conditions are met 1 if the veterans dependents are on record with the VA on or before dec 1 1949 and 2 if the veteran submits the 1 usual proof of relationship such as marriage and birth records to the VA within five months from that date otherwise the VA said the effective date for these dependency allowances allow ancs will be the date this proof of dependency is relieved reci eved VA has written every veteran rated 50 to 59 percent inclusive advising a them of their possible entitlement and requesting that the veteran furnish proof of dependency however unless the veteran is certain the VA has at least a record of his dependents on file he should immediately write the VA regional office in his state clain claiming drig the dependency allowance listin listing his dependents and then follow up with his proof of dependency within five months of december 1 1949 veterans rated 50 top to 59 percent disabled were granted the dependency allowance by a law enacted in 1948 almost 14 million of the 16 million world war II 11 veterans eligible for the special national service life insurance dividend have applied for the dividend VA reported VA urged those veterans who have not yet applied for the dividend to do so immediately there is no deadline for applying for the dividend VA said but it hopes to have all checks mailed out by july of next year and would like to have all applications processed as early as possible the dividend payment is not automatic VA reminded d t the he veteran must make application for it and he must sign the application contrary to some of the rumors and reports that some veterans might relieve their dividends before christmas of this year VA again emphasized that no checks would tie be mailed before january of next year and requested veterans not to write concerning their dividend unless they had a letter from rom the VA requesting further information nearly three fourths of all veterans relieving rec ieving compensation benefits or retirement pay from the VA on october 1 1948 served in world war IL II living veterans on VAs compensation and pension rolls numbered included were indian war 22 civil war spanish american war world war 1 I regular establishment and 1687 world war II 11 veterans i |
