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FEDERAL REGISTER, Wednesday, November 3, 1937.

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titled to receive compensation under Public No. 141, 73d Congress, disappears or has disappeared and for ninety days or more thereafter his whereabouts remains unknown to the members of his family and the Veterans Administration, there will be paid to the dependents of the veteran the amount of compensation payable to dependents of deceased veterans who die from war service connected disabilities as provided in Section 3 of Public No. 304, 75th Congress, effec tive as of the day following the discontinuance of the veterans award, date of veterans disappearance, or August 16, 1937, whichever is the later, provided that in no event will the monthly amount paid to dependents hereunder exceed the amount payable to a veteran at the time of his disappearance.
C Awards to dependents will be prepared in accord ance with effective awards procedure and will bear the nota tion Veterans Regulation No. 1 series, Part V I , where pension compensation is payable under Part I or Part n of the Veterans Regulation No. 1 series, or Section 8 of Public No. 304, 75th Congress , where compensation is payable under Public No. 141, 73d Congress. Apportionments of payments shall be in accordance with R. & P. R-2592.
D Where a veterans whereabouts becomes known to the Veterans Administration after an award to dependents has been made as provided herein, the award to the depend ents will be discontinued, effective the last day of the month in which the award action is taken, and appropriate action will be taken to adjust the veterans award in accordance with the facts found. November 1, 1937.
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F r an k T . H in e s ,
Administrator of Veterans Affairs.
F . R. Doc. 37-3208; Filed, November 1,1937; 3:21 p. m .

R e v is io n o f R e g u l a t io n s OUT-PATIENT MEDICAL TREATMENT

R-6060 A . The provisions of regulations and procedure governing medical, surgical, and dental services, including necessary prosthetic appliances and other supplies authorized by Veterans Regulation No. 7 a , other than those incident to domicilliary or hospital care, for veterans of wars as defined in paragraph I of Veterans Regulation No. 10 and paragraph IV of Veterans Regulation No. 10, as amended by paragraph I of Veterans Regulation No. 10 e , and for persons honorably discharged from the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard for disability in line of duty, or who are in receipt of pension fo r service-con nected disability, suffering from injuries or diseases in curred or aggravated in the line of duty in the active mili tary or naval service, in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of Veterans Regulation No. 7 a are hereby continued in effect, except that a formal claim for compensation or pension will not be required of an appli cant for the benefits of Veterans Regulation No. 7 a .
January 25, 1936.
B Adjunct out-patient treatment for a nonservice-con nected condition which is associated with a disease or injury incurred or aggravated in line of duty in active military or naval service will be authorized by chief medical officers or their designates, after careful determination that the associated nonservice-connected condition is aggravating the
disability from the basic service-connected disease or injury.
For applicable principles, see procedure, medical. November 1, 1937.
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F r a n k T . H in e s ,
Administrator of Veterans Affairs.
F .R . D oc.37-3209; Filed, November 1,1937; 3 :21 p. m.

R e v is i o n o f R e g u l a t io n s MISREPRESENTATION OF AGE

Validity of Enlistment a Prerequisite to Entitlement R-1061 A . In desertion at time of enlistment. A vet eran in desertion who reenlisted and served honorably is not barred from pension, if otherwise entitled by reason of his honorable service, unless the reenlistment was affirmatively voided by the service department.
B Misrepresentation of age. Title 10, U. S. C. A., in Paragraphs 654 and 654a provides that a person who en listed in the Army between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, and was discharged for fraudulent enlistment on account of misrepresentation of age, shall be considered to have been honorably discharged. The same provisions are extended by Title 34, U. S. C. A., Paragraph 204, to a person who enlisted in the Navy or Marine Corps between April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918. A. D. 306. Paragraph 655, as amended by Public No. 108, 75th Congress, provides that a person who enlisted in the army between April 21, 1898, and July 4, 1902, both dates inclusive, and who was dis charged for fraudulent enlistment on account of minority or misrepresentation of age shall hereafter be held and consid ered to have been discharged honorably from the military service on the date of his actual separation therefrom, if his service otherwise was such as would have entitled him to an honorable discharge. I f the discharge was for fraudulent enlistment on account of misrepresentation of age by the veterans statement alone, benefits may be awarded from January 5, 1927, if otherwise entitled; but where the individ ual was discharged because of fraudulent enlistment on account of minority, benefits, if otherwise in order, are payable from May 25, 1937. The determination whether the veteran should be considered to have been honorably discharged under this section will be made by the War Department and such determination will be binding on the Veterans Administration. November 1, 1937.
Types of Discharges fo r Service Pension Spanish-American War, Boxer Rebellion, Philippine Insurrection, Civil War, and Indian Wars R-2040 A . An honorable discharge is a prerequisite for service pension, including pension on the basis of Indian War service, such pension being based upon the fulfillment of a contract for service as contemplated by the soldiers enlist ment, and a person discharged under other than honorable conditions for concealing his minority at time of enlistment is not entitled to such pension, except as provided in R. & P.
R-1061 B . Pension is not payable unless the veteran was honorably discharged from all periods of service in the par ticular war concerned, except as provided in R. & P. R-2041.
November 1, 1937.
seal F r a n k T. H i n e s , Administrator of Veterans Affairs.
F. R. Doc. 37-3207; Filed, November 1,1937; 3:21 p. m.