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HOLD FOR RELEASE
HOLD FOR RELEASE
HOLD FOR RELEASE
July 17, 1945
CONF IDENT: : To be held in STRICT CONFIDENCE and no portion,
synopsis or intimation to be given out or published until the
READING of the President's Message has begun in the Senate.
Extreme care must therefore be exercised to avoid premature
publication.
CHARLES G. ROSS
Secretary to the President
TO THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES:
I am returning herewith, without my approval, S. 311, 79th Congress,
entitled "An Act For the relief of Philip Kleinman."
The purpose of the bill is to authorize the payment by the Secretary
of the Treasury to Philip Kleinman of Salem, Oregon, of the sum of $495
in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for payment
of medical and hospital expenses incurred by him in securing medical
and hospital treatment of physical disabilities allegedly attributable
to injuries sustained by him in the course of duty while a soldier,
United States Army.
NARA
Philip Kleinman served five enlistments in the Army, not continuous,
extending from July 12, 1905 to January 15, 1916. In April 1918 he en-
1 isted in the Coast Guard and was discharged October 14, 1918 from this
enlistment. He reenlisted in the Coast Guard October 15, 1918 and served
until honorably discharged December 31, 1919. He enlisted in the Army
January 1, 1920 and served through eight enlistments, being retired for
longevity April 30, 1937.
I am informed by the War Department and the Veterans Administration
that the disability for which Mr. Kleinman received treatment by private
medical authorities, and which treatment furnishes the basis for the claim
for reimbursement, is not shown to have been incurred in or aggravated by
active military or naval service and that the expenses incurred by Mr.
Kleinman do not, therefore, under the policies of existing law, consti-
tute a proper charge against the United States.
I am also advised that the legislation, if approvod, would grant a
special benefit to one veteran not granted to all other veterans in the
same class and under the same conditions and would constitute a precedent.
for thousands of similar claims from veterans who are compelled each year
to undergo treatment for nonservice connected disabilities.
For the foregoing reasons I am constrained to withhold approval of
S. 311, 79th Congress.
HARRY S. TRUMAN
THE WHITE HOUSE,
July 14, 1945.