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Executive Order 6606 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 6606—Veterans Regulation No. 2(c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Saturday, February 17, 1934
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2 min read (329 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

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This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1934-02-17, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Veterans Regulation No. 2(c)." It outlines operative directives for executive department officers, delegating enforcement responsibilities and establishing official governance guidelines.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 2(a) is hereby prescribed: Paragraph III of part II of Veterans Regulation No.
▪ 2(a) is amended to read as follows: "III.
▪ Applications for review on appeal to the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall be filed (excepting in those claims involving simultaneously contested claims (see paragraph X (a) hereof)) within 1 year from the date of mailing of notice of the result of initial review or determination or from July 1, 1933, whichever is the later date.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Executive Departments & Federal Civil Servants 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
329
2,040 characters
Estimated Read Time
2 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
16.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations 

Exec. Order No. 6606, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Feb 17, 1934). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6606-veterans-regulation-no-2c.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →
EFFECTIVE DATES OF AWARDS OF DISABILITY AND DEATH PENSIONS; PROVISIONS FOR FILING CLAIMS; REVIEW OF PRESUMPTIVE CLAIMS BY SPECIAL REVIEW BOARDS By virtue of the authority vested in me under section 9 of title I of the act entitled "AN ACT To maintain the credit of the United States Government", approved March 20, 1933 (Public, No. 2, 73d Cong.), the following regulation amending Veterans Regulation No. 2(a) is hereby prescribed: Paragraph III of part II of Veterans Regulation No. 2(a) is amended to read as follows: "III. Applications for review on appeal to the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall be filed (excepting in those claims involving simultaneously contested claims (see paragraph X (a) hereof)) within 1 year from the date of mailing of notice of the result of initial review or determination or from July 1, 1933, whichever is the later date. Applications for review must be filed with the activity which entered the denial. If no application for review on appeal is filed in accordance with this regulation within the time limit specified, the action taken on initial review or determination shall become final and the claim will not thereafter be reopened or allowed, except where subsequent to such disallowance new and material evidence in the form of official reports from the proper service department is secured the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may authorize the reopening of the claim and review of the former decision. If application for review on appeal is entered within the time limit specified by regulations, a reasonable time thereafter will be allowed, if requested, for the perfection of the appeal and the presentation of additional evidence before final determination or decision is made. For the purpose of this paragraph, application for review on appeal, filed with the activity which entered the denial, which is postmarked prior to the expiration of the 1-year period wall be accepted as having been filed within the time limit." FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT The White House, February 17, 1934.