World War I pension program

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Excludes $299,839 paid to participants in yellow fever experiments.

rates, certain elements of entitlement, also number of veterans that were on rolls

r, Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, and Korean conflict, including d expenditures for these benefits during each fiscal year, and cumulative to date

days' service, honorable discharge. Less than 30 days' service if named in resolution of Congress for specific service. Must be itizen of United States.

xtended benefits of act of July 27, 1892, to certain service in specified Indian wars between 1817 and 1858.

tended benefits of act of July 27, 1892, to Texas Volunteers who rendered certain service between 1855 and 1860.

creased rate to those pensioned or entitled to pension under prior acts.

xtended benefits of act of July 27, 1892, and act of Feb. 19, 1913, to survivors in wars between 1859 and 1891. Included Tyler's Rangers, 1864. 30 days' service or through a campaign of less than 30 days, or less than 30 days if named in resolution of Congress; to certain groups at age 62 with 30 days' service in certain campaigns.

days' or more service, Jan. 1, 1817, to Dec. 31, 1898; suffering from disability of permanent character, not result of vicious habits, which so incapacitates him for performance of manual labor as to render him unable to earn a support; pension also payable based upon age. Service in any military organization whether regularly mustered into U.S. service or not where under authority of United States Or any State or Territory in any Indian war or campaign or in connection with or in zone of active Indian hostilities recognized. creased pension rates. Pension limited to $50 per month while person in U.S. Soldiers' Home or any National or State soldiers' home. Established $72 monthly rate for aid and attendance, but not payable for any peiod such service furnished while maintained n an institution by U.S. Government or political subdivision.

c. 13 repealed provisions of law relating to eduction of pension while person in U.S. Soldiers' Home or any National or State soldiers' home.

creased pension rates, established rate at age 55, and liberalized the service requirements. 30 days' or more service or for duration of a campaign even though less than 30 days or in he zone of any active Indian hostilities from Tan. 1, 1817, to Dec. 31, 1898, suffering from a lisability of permanent character which so ncapacitates him for performance of manual abor as to render him unable to earn a support; pension not denied if disability resulted rom vicious habits; pension also payable based upon age. Service in any military organization, whether or not such service was esult of regular muster into service of United States, if such service was under authority or by approval of United States or any State or Territory.

rates, certain elements of entitlement, also number of veterans that were on rolls

Rates

Under act of Mar. 3, 1927, as amended:

$24 to $72 per month based upon disability. $36 per month, age 62.

$72 per month, age 65 or over.

$120 per month, helpless or blind requiring regular aid and attendance.

Under act of Aug. 25, 1937:

$24 to $66 per month based upon disability.

$30 per month, age 62.

$42 per month, age 68.

$54 per month, age 72.

$66 per month, age 75.

$86.40 per month, helpless or blind requiring regular aid and attendance.

, Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, and Korean conflict, including expenditures for these benefits during each fiscal year, and cumulative to date-Con.

1 provides, with certain exceptions, that e pension of single veterans without deendents, being furnished hospital treatent, institutional or domiciliary care by the eterans' Administration, shall continue ithout reduction until the first day of the venth month. If treatment extends bend that period, the pension, if less than $30, all continue without reduction, but if eater than $30 per month, shall not exceed percent of the amount payable or $30 per onth, whichever is the greater. Amounts thheld are payable upon termination of eatment subject to certain conditions. It o provides that in any case where the estate any such veteran, who is incompetent, aches $1,500, further payments of pension ll not be made until the estate is reduced $500.

eased by 20 percent, effective Mar. 1, 1948, onthly rates of pension.

ires payment to veterans, 6 months folwing recovery of competency, of pension Chheld under act of Aug. 8, 1946, notwithnding limitation in that act precluding yment of such sums where incompetent teran's estate reaches $1,500.

blished indicated minimum rates of penn payable to veterans of the Indian wars der the act of Mar. 3, 1927 (44 Stat. 1361, seq.), as amended, or the act of Aug. 25, 7 (50 Stat. 786), as amended, effective y 1, 1952.

ased by 5 percent, effective Oct. 1, 1954, nthly rates of pension.

tive June 1, 1957, prohibits payment of asion to any person while imprisoned in al institution as result of conviction of -ny or misdemeanor, the suspension of ment to begin on 61st day of imprisonnt. Sec. 2 authorizes payment to desiged dependents where the veteran is denied sion under the act.

ce in one of Indian Wars for 30 days or re or for duration of such Indian War. in -military organization, whether or not h service was result of regular muster O service of United States, if such service s under authority or by approval of ted States or any State or Territory, and charge or release from active service under ditions other than dishonorable, Prior visions relating to withholding of payats during hospitalization and penal citution bar to payment are continued. ajor changes: removes requirement of age Hisability and liberalizes character of disrge requirement.)