Section 363. Evidence of entitlement

1.  The  evidence  of such service,
  blindness, residence and  domicile,  or  of  such  marriage,  widowhood,
  residence and domicile in each case shall be furnished in the manner and
  form  prescribed  by the director of veterans' affairs who shall examine
  the same.
    2. Upon being satisfied that such service was  performed,  that  other
  facts  and  statements  in  the application of such veteran or widow are
  true and that the said veteran has been classified by the New York state
  commission for the visually handicapped as a blind  person,  where  such
  veteran  is  not receiving or not entitled to receive a benefit from any
  existing retirement system to which the state is a  contributor,  unless
  such  veteran  shall  have  become  disabled by reason of loss of sight,
  while engaged in employment entitling him to receive a benefit from  any
  existing retirement system to which the state is a contributor, and as a
  result  of  such  disability  has  retired  from  such employment and is
  receiving or is entitled to  receive  a  benefit  from  such  retirement
  system  the  director  of  veterans'  affairs shall certify to the state
  comptroller the name and address of such veteran or widow.
    3. Thereafter the department of  taxation  and  finance,  through  the
  division  of finance, on the audit and warrant of the comptroller, shall
  pay such veteran or widow such sum as is authorized by the provisions of
  this article in monthly installments for so  long  as  such  veteran  or
  widow shall meet the requirements of this article.