Kalasanckas v. Hines

VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia denying appellant a writ of mandamus to compel the Director of the United States Veterans’ Bureau to award him compensation for total- disabilities alleged to result from the “permanent loss of the use of both feet,” as provided in paragraph (3) of section 202, of the World War Veterans’ Act of 1924, 43 Stat. 618 (38 USCA § 473).

It appears that there was issued to appellant a policy of war risk insurance in the amount of $10,000, payable upon his death or total permanent disability.…