Terry v. United States

Plaintiff, Francis V. Terry, served in the National Army and in the United States [Regular] Army from 1907 to 1920, *321when he was retired from active duty in the rank of first lieutenant. On August 24, 1942, he was recalled to active duty and rose to the rank of major prior to his release from active duty and return to the retired list on October 11,1946. On March 4,1946, Major Terry entered an army hospital for a routine final-type physical examination. This examination disclosed certain physical ailments requiring immediate treatment, and plaintiff was hospitalized continuously from that date…