There is another class of beneficiary of the Veterans’ Bureau who is entitled, under the recent Veterans’ Bureau Act, to medical treatment—namely, those claimants whose disability is not sufficient to warrant an award of compensation. Heretofore only patients who were compensable were entitled to medical treatment and the claimant must have a disability of ten percent or more to entitle him to compensation. Under Section #13 of the Veterans’ Bureau Act, a patient with any degree of disability is entitled to treatment for a disease or disability, which is connected with or aggravated by service. This adds a class of patients to whom the Veterans’ Bureau must provide treatment now and in the future. The dispensaries, it is believed, will meet this demand. The establishing of dispensary service by the U. S. Veterans’ Bureau is therefore the logical outcome of past experience in the examination and treatment of its patients. The Director is also enjoined by the Veterans’ Bureau Act to furnish adequate medical care including dispensary service, follow-up and after care to claimants of this Bureau. The matter has been given and is being given careful consideration in this Bureau and it is hoped that in the near future the dispensary service of the U. S. Veterans’ Bureau will extend throughout the United States, for the convenience of all disabled veterans of the World War and for the betterment of the treatment which this Bureau is endeavoring to give.” COL. FORBES: stated that it was believed that the dispensary was the type that could do everything but put the man to bed; that it was decided that it would require an appropriation of seven million dollars to put over the dispensary program; that the Bureau has a dental bill of 435 thousand dollars; that the dental work is one of the big items, as is the x-ray service under the present contract system; that heretofore the examiner was the workman; that the patient would go for examination, and the examiner would say: “You have two teeth out on this side, and it is no use to put one in on this side unless you have the other two put in also; that the bureau has had bills come in for dental service for one mouth in the amount of $350.00; that that service has been abused; that x-ray bills for one mouth have ranged from $15 up; that $3.50 was decided upon as a general figure. “We shall now have a half hour’s discussion of the topics presented in today’s program so far.” DR. LAVINDER: suggested that explanation be made to the officers present concerning out-patient relief, stating that shortly the Veterans’ Bureau will assume entire responsibility in that connection. COL. FORBES: repeated the statement that the Veterans’ Bureau will assume the entire responsibility.