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Vets Pensions and

Compensations Gted

A veterans pension is payable to certain veterans ol World War I, World War II, or the Korean War who hav« permanent non-service connected disabilities not resulting from willful misconduct, Death pension Is paid tc eligible widows and chlldrer of veterans who die as a re| suit of non-service connected disabilities. Compensation, on the othei ; hand, is payable to certalr veterans of either wartime or peacetime service, with s disability rated at 10% or more which was Incurred oi aggravated while he was In service; or, in certain cases, became evident to a compensable degree within a certain period following his discharge. Peacetime veterans who served under conditions equal to that of war, may be entitled to receive compensation at the wartime rate; the peacetime rate amounts tc . 80 percent of the wartime rate. Death Indemnity Compensation Is paid to widows, children and dependent parents of servicemen who die while in service; or who die, after their discharge from service, as the result of a service connected disability. Further information on veterans benefits may be obtained by contacting the Front

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