PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 654-OCT. 10, 1949
centum of the payments otherwise authorized, is hereby repealed,
and the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs is hereby authorized and
directed to pay 100 per centum of the compensation otherwise au-
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3, thorized under Public Law Numbered 141, Seventy-third Congress.
367, 47a, 473a, 501a,
SEC. 2 . That Veterans Regulation Numbered 3 (a), as amended,
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is hereby amended by adding thereto a new paragraph to read as
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"II. Any ex-service person shown to have active tuberculosis which
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is compensable under Public Law Numbered 2 and the Veterans Regu-
8 U. S. c . it 701- lations promulgated pursuant thereto, who in the judgment of the
721' Supp. II, 701;
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Administrator of Veterans' Affairs has reached a condition of com-
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plete arrest, shall be rated as totally disabled for a period of two
years following such date of arrest, as 50 per centum disabled for an
additional period of four years, and 30 per centum for a further five
years. Following far advanced active lesions the permanent rating
shall be 30 per centum, and following moderately advanced lesions,
the permanent rating, after eleven years, shall be 20 per centum, pro-
vided there is continued disability, dyspnea on exertion, impairment
of health, and so forth; otherwise the rating shall be zero per centum:
Provided,That this Act shall not be construed as requiring a reduc-
tion of compensation authorized under any other law or regulation:
Providedfurther, That no compensation shall be payable under this
Act for any period prior to its enactment: And provided further,That
the total disability rating herein provided for the two years following
a complete arrest may be reduced to 50 per centum for failure to
follow prescribed treatment or to submit to examination when
requested."
Compensaton.
SEc. 3. (a) That subparagraphs (a) to (j), inclusive, of paragraph
i38Up.notefo II, part I, Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended, are
hereby amended to read as follows:
"(a) If and while the disability is rated 10 per centum the monthly
compensation shall be $15.
"(b) If and while the disability is rated 20 per centum the monthly
compensation shall be $30.
"(c) If and while the disability is rated 30 per centum the monthly
compensation shall be $45.
"(d) If and while the disability is rated 40 per centum the monthly
compensation shall be $60.
"(e) If and while the disability is rated 50 per centum the monthly
compensation shall be $75.
"(f) If and while the disability is rated 60 per centum the monthly
compensation shall be $90.
"(g) If and while the disability is rated 70 per centum the monthly
compensation shall be $105.
"(h)If and while the disability is rated 80 per centum the monthly
compensation shall be $120.
"(i) If and while the disability is rated 90 per centum the monthly
compensation shall be $135.
"(j) If and while the disability is rated as total the monthly com-
pensation shall be $150."
(b) Paragraph IV of part 1 of Veterans Regulation Numbered
n o38n.C uPP- I (a), as amended, is hereby amended by striking out "widow with
one child, $100 (with $15 for each additional child)" and inserting
in lieu thereof "widow with one child, $105 (with $25 for each addi-
tional child)".
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SEC. 4 . That the compensation now payable under the Act of July
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pp. 2, 1948 (Public Law Numbered 877, Eightieth Congress), for certain
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veterans with service-connected disabilities who have dependents, be
amended to include persons whose service-connected disability is rated
not less than 50 per centum.
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