Betts v. United States

MADDEN, Judge.

The plaintiff sues for disability retired pay to which he claims to be entitled because he was disabled as a result of his service in the Army. There is no controversy as to the nature and extent of the plaintiff’s disability. His right to recover depends upon the answers to other questions which will appear in the course of this discussion.

As an officer in the Army of the United States the plaintiff participated in the campaigns of Europe-Africa-Middle East, Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe in the Second World War. His decorations and awards included the…