WILKIN, District Judge.
The question in this case is stated by the plaintiff thus:
"Is an adopted daughter of a natural parent of a deceased war veteran a `sister' of such veteran within the meaning of United States Code Ann., Title 38, Chapter 13, Section 802?" and by the defendant thus:
"May a person, adopted by the father of an insured, during his first marriage, be regarded as the insured's sister and a beneficiary within the meaning of 602(h)...
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