When an application is filed for the appointment of a conservator for an incompetent veteran, a certificate of the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Secretary's authorized representative that such person has been rated incompetent by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs on examination in accordance with the laws and regulations governing the department and that appointment of a conservator is a condition precedent to the payment of any moneys due such veteran by the department shall be prima facie evidence of the necessity for such appointment.
(1953, S. 1645d; P.A. 18-72, S. 33.)
History: P.A. 18-72 replaced reference to Administrator of Veterans' Affairs with reference to United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and replaced references to Veterans' Administration with references to United States Department of Veterans Affairs.