Letter: Hubbard to Veterans Administration (1946)

1003 S. Orange Grove Ave.
Pasadena, 2, Calif.¹
March 18, 1946

The Adjudications Officer
Veterans Administration
Los Angeles, 25, Calif.

Dear Sir:

I am in receipt of an award of disability compensation or pension, service connected, which awards me $11.50 from February 17th, 1946. My file number is C-7017422.

I wish to enter an appeal from the findings, in consideration of the fact that my disability was of retirement status, prior to the time I was released from Naval Service. I have lost between sixty and eighty per cent of my vision, and as my profession is that of writer, my present inability to read or use my eyes seriously affects my income. I cannot work either long hours or under the slightest adverse conditions.

My income at the present time, due entirely to service connected injuries, is zero.

Would you please advise me as to the steps I should take to gain further pension?

In addition to this, it is my understanding that an officer of the Navy, when awarded a pension, is entitled to retirement pay, and may enter a plea for that pay. If this is true, I would like to enter such an appeal and receive my retirement pay.
Sincerely yours,
[signed]
L. Ron Hubbard
LRH:vj²

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