United States v. Bentley

BURKE, District Judge.

The defendant, a veteran of the World War, made application to the Secretary of War for the benefits to which he was *421entitled under the World War Adjusted Compensation Act, 38 U.S.C.A., Chapter 11, § 591 et seq. The Secretary of War certified to the Director of the Veterans’ Bureau that the defendant was entitled to an adjusted service credit of $500. Thereupon the Director issued to the defendant an adjusted service certificate dated January 1st, 1925, in the sum of $1,246, based upon the certification made by the Secretary of War of the defendant’s adjusted service…