Show GI home building restrictions raised Any eligible veteran who prior to october 12 had acquired a building budding lot with the intention of building hla his home on it may mav exempted arm thol th credit tiona imposed on that date for or GI loan purposes veterans administration has ann announced in such cases the veteran must meet an all of the following three conditions 1 the lot must have been tic acquired or a purchase contract executed prior to october 12 1950 2 there must be evidence eviden ct that as of the above date he actually intended to build the home hiring of an architect to draft plans negotiations with a contractor to build and similar evidence is ne acceptable cep table 3 he must certify that imposition of the restrictions would work li a hAid hardship ship on on him ann such loans however remain subject to the milder credit curbs placed in effect july 19 1950 these require a down payment of at least five per cent of construe pit vitalize alize certain disabled military personnel in VA hospitals for far tion cost including value of the lot cost to the veteran in acquiring the lot may be considered part of the down payment in addition any recognized construction cost increases above july 1 1950 levels must be ba paid in cash the exemptions exempt ioni remains effective until april 18 1951 the department of defense and the veterans administration have jointly announced plans to hos ciali zed medical care including rehabilitation on the same basis as other veterans with service connected disabilities the military patients to be hospitalized by VA are those whose disabilities make it improbable that they will return to active duty the transfer policy will not preclude me return to 10 duty of elnel 1 patient who after medical treat I ment ent and rehabilitation desira to I 1 return to active dut duty yand and in ie ae ac septable cep table to the armed forces the basic consideration in transfers will be the welfare of the patient and each case must N ae considered on an individual basti basis the military patients to be transferred under the plan would aou d have become eligible for VA ho hospitalization i as soon althey as they were separated from the ser service vici the new plan merely speeds their transfer and reduces the overall national demand for critical medical personnel by caring for patients in one organization instead of having the VA the N navy avy and the air force duplicating personnel and facilities |