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Domestic News
May 1, 1957
The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
What is this article about?
The VA issued two rulings to enhance death benefits for families of deceased veterans under the New Survivors' Benefit Act, based on current pay scales and extending eligibility to minor children even without an eligible widow, as explained by W. E. Pinialis of the Key West office.
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VA Rules On Benefits To Survivors
The VA has come out with two rulings that may benefit families of deceased veterans drawing monthly death payments under the New Survivors' Benefit Act said W. E. Pinialis, officer in charge of the VA Key West Office.
These payments, said Pinialis, are based on the military pay grade of the veteran while he was in service before he died.
VA's first ruling is that it will compute the death benefits on current military pay scales even though the veteran served before pay was raised to present levels.
Take the case of a private, said Pinialis. He may have received a dollar a day back in the "old days" but the VA will base the death payments on what a private earns today - which is a lot more.
The second ruling, said Pinialis, is that minor children of deceased veterans will be eligible for the new Survivors Benefit payments, even though there is no eligible widow. In the case where a child's mother dies or remarries, the child still can get the new payments, said Pinialis.
The VA has come out with two rulings that may benefit families of deceased veterans drawing monthly death payments under the New Survivors' Benefit Act said W. E. Pinialis, officer in charge of the VA Key West Office.
These payments, said Pinialis, are based on the military pay grade of the veteran while he was in service before he died.
VA's first ruling is that it will compute the death benefits on current military pay scales even though the veteran served before pay was raised to present levels.
Take the case of a private, said Pinialis. He may have received a dollar a day back in the "old days" but the VA will base the death payments on what a private earns today - which is a lot more.
The second ruling, said Pinialis, is that minor children of deceased veterans will be eligible for the new Survivors Benefit payments, even though there is no eligible widow. In the case where a child's mother dies or remarries, the child still can get the new payments, said Pinialis.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
Military
What keywords are associated?
Va Rulings
Survivors Benefits
Veterans Families
Death Payments
Military Pay Scales
Minor Children Eligibility
What entities or persons were involved?
W. E. Pinialis
Where did it happen?
Key West
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Key West
Key Persons
W. E. Pinialis
Outcome
benefits computed on current military pay scales; minor children eligible even without eligible widow, including if mother dies or remarries.
Event Details
VA rulings on Survivors' Benefit Act: death payments based on current pay grades regardless of service era; minor children eligible independently of widow status.