Miscellaneous World War Veterans' Legislation: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Insurance. February 14, 23, 25, and 28, 1927. Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Hospitals on H.R. 5513, Edward Hines Junior Hospital. March 2, 1927, and April 30, 1928. Hearings by Members of Congress Before the Committee on Veterans' Legislation on H.R. 10160. May 9 and 25, 1928. Hearings Before the Committee on Veterans' Legislation on the Jerry Tarbot Claim, May 25, 1928, Together with the Report from the Department of Justice

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Page 55 - If no beneficiary within the permitted class be designated by the insured, either in his lifetime or by his last will and testament...
Page 96 - February 2, 1901, contract surgeons, and contract dentists, not dishonorably discharged, without regard to the nature or origin of their disabilities: Provided, That preference to admission to any Government hospital for hospitalization under the provisions of this subdivision shall be given to those veterans who are financially unable to pay for hospitalization and their necessary traveling expenses...
Page 53 - Service life insurance policy has been understated, the amount of the insurance payable under the policy shall be such exact amount as the premium paid would have purchased at the correct age; if overstated, the excess of premiums paid shall be refunded without interest. Guaranteed surrender and loan values will be modified accordingly. The age of the insured will be admitted by the Veterans Administration at any time upon satisfactory proof.
Page 96 - States, not dishonorably discharged, disabled by reason of any wound or injury received or disease contracted or by reason of any aggravation of a preexisting injury or disease specifically noted at examination for entrance into or employment in the active military or naval service...
Page 53 - Act, 1924, as amended, or the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended, shall not in the aggregate exceed $10,000. (b) Total permanent disability as referred to herein is any Impairment of mind or body, which...
Page 52 - States will issue paid-up insurance for such amount as the cash value less any indebtedness will purchase when applied as a net single premium at the attained age of the insured. For this purpose the attained age is the age on the birthday anniversary nearest to the effective date of the policy plus the number of years and months from that date to the date the paid-up insurance becomes effective.
Page 51 - Service life insurance policy, a grace period of 31 days without interest will be allowed, during which time the policy will remain in force...
Page 102 - Hereafter the following persons only shall be entitled to the benefits of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and may be admitted thereto upon the order of a member of the board of managers, namely: All honorably discharged officers, soldiers, and sailors who served in the regular...
Page 52 - ... shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding 6 per cent per annum...
Page 96 - An Act making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1899, and for other purposes,' the Act of February 28, 1861, as amended by the Act of February 2, 1909, relative to the Government hospital for the insane in the District of Columbia, or...

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