The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-09-16
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies TO Questions on Variety Of Interesting
Subjects.


Subjects.
ITO Correspondents-Write questions on a sep
arate sheet of paper, give full name and address,
and mark 1t " Correspondents Column" Noatten-
ton will be paid to communications that are not
accompanied with full name and address of writer
Our readers are requested 10 ineiose stamp for
reply to their inquiries. Postal cards will be
replied To by mail only Replies by mail Will ordi-
narily be made within q week, and II in this col
umn within three weeks.l
BP Quincy Nich-An attorney should endeavor
TO file such testimony in his Judgment may be
necessary, in Advance of the requirements as the
settlement of the claim Is thereby fastened 2 IL
IS proper to note on the back of each affidavit the
number of the claim, name, company and regiment
of the claimant This insures proper disposition Of
the papers and prevents their being inadvertently
fled with some other claim.
X. f. L., GTOtOn. Ft.-H the records of the War
Department do not show that you received your
injury in service and in line OF duty and you cannot
furnish the testimony of an officer or comrades
showing from personal knowledge the origin of
same your claim must stand rejected, as pensions
are not granted on statements of claimants alone.
p. I. L., Davenport ". VI The Editor nor any
other person. not even a skilled Surgeon, can an
swer such n hypothetical question you PROFOUND.
IL Is medical question. depending entirely upon
personal examination. No description can convey
sufficient information that would warrant in
saying how much person should be rated for dis
ability. The Examining Surgeons of the Pension
Office decide such questions, and II the pensioner
thinks he is rated too low he apply for increase
and be examined by some other Surgeon or Board
of Surgeons. 2. The new disability if claim was
filed in 1881 will not draw arrears.
L. Y. L., Hampton, CORR.-We cannot inform you
of the reason for the delay in your claim We re-
eeive hundreds Of similar inquiries, and ii IS
utterly impossible for Us to spare the time neces-
sary To investigate these cases besides, the Com
missioner of Pensions notifies claimants or their
attorneys of the condition OF their claims whenever
called upon to do so. Therefore it is unnecessary
f" Feteraa," " T. City.-Increase of pension for
same disability for which already pensioned dates
| from date of examination by Examining Surgeon,
under the claim for increase. 1t does not draw
from date of application unless claimant was
examined the same day the application was dated
and filed, and such an event could not ordinarily
occur.
| LC p Ne,U Haven Conn., A soldier on ord
mary furlough Is not considered in line of duty,
therefore not entitled to pension for any disability
| received while away FROM his command, even
may not result fEvorably. Claimants are ordered
/ for examination at any time deemed necessary
while claim spending. 3. They sent before a
board whenever practicable, in order TO have the
| additional opinion of three Surgeons instead OF
one. IL may result in the rejection of the claim. AS
| we know nothing Of the merits OF the claim we
| r. n. e., La Porte City, Io,pa-If claimants name
/ does not appear upon the records n soldier, he
| cannot receive a pension. Records are sometimes
| amended upon proper proof, TO show service. All
/ correspondence upon such subjects should be adj
dressed to the Acknowledgement U. > A.. this eli y.
Il. j., Perry. H.-lf your claim has been rejected
on the ground that you have not been disabled for
the performance of manual labor at any time since
your discharge, the only course to pursue is to fur
nlSh reliable testimony showing that YOU and
hare been disabled as contemplated by the pension
laws IL such Is satisfactory TO the Pension Office
| your claim may be reopened. If not, the claim
4 will stand rejected.
1 L. Y, Pa,enss Cffy Neb-A soldier who deserted
| from the Regular Army during the waS or since
is considered deserter at large" and he cannot
| obtain discharge of aay kind until he has sur
\ rendered himself and submitted to the action Ol
the military authorities. His status is the
/ if he deserted a week ago. tie can be apprehend-
ed tried by eourtmartial, and held To service, OF
| otherwise.
FTP, Troy. " "a soldier who now applies can
/ draw from date of application for any disability
not heretofore claimed. The disposal of his original
| claim does not prevent him from alleging OF
additional disabilities at any time, the as If ne
| never had applied before.
/ O. s. b., FuttOn, Ind. Officers are required to
| furnish the same proof of origin of disability as
enlisted men i'm their claims. 2 You may have re-
| signed account of disability other than that foI
| which you claim pension. IL is not usual 10 cal
for proof of origin of disability where records show
claimant was treated in hospital. or that he re-
| signed was discharged from service for the
identical disability alleged in his pension claim,
less there IL reason to believe that such disability
was not contracted in service he not in line
os duty when 10 originated. In your case the fact
that you have been called upon for proof of origin
| warrants us in saying that your disability ia either
| not matter of record or that IL is not shown 70
have been contracted ia service and ia line of duty
8. There may be some error in your case. We have
no means of knowing. Your attorney should be
able to tell you wlly proof of origin is called for.
A. M, NeV York CIiy-You not entitled 10
arrears for the wounds mentioned because you did
not tile claim therefor prior to July 1880; hence
if the claim Is allowed il will commence from the
date your application filed in Pension Office
Increase claims disabilities are treated the
same rs original invalid claims. We cannot say
how any claim will be settled. IL depend:
largely upon the prOmptness of the claimants in
furnishing the necessary proof TO substantate then
claims. No one but the Commissioner of Pension;
can answer your question.
s. w., Grand Rapids, Mjch.-We do not know the
object of the letter referred to by YOU unless the
Pension Office desired To obtain the addresses O
the parties for the purpose Of corresponding will
them relative to the merits of your claim.
TstsTdn," DeS UOines, IOUd-l. We presume
you discharged upon a Surgeons certificate
OF disability. which stated that your disability ex
isted prior To enlistment. Such statement is sup
posed to have been basel upon the actual facts IL
the and known TO the officer who signed th'
certificate. The fact that you were not examined
until SIX months after enlistment has nothing To dS
with the case. that proves nothing for agains
10. 2. The rule Is to reject all claims having az
adverse record as above mentioned without call
ing for testimony, rs the official record is considered
conclusive as To actual facts.
~. a. g., KnOryiIe, Tenn--In a claim for increas
on new disability the same testimony precisely i
required as in an original claim. ifthere is no rec
ord showing treatment in hospital for the new
disability, and you cannot furnish testimony show
ing that same originated in service and in line o
d;ssy. the claim will probably be rejected,
g. L. IT,, CidrksUiiie, IOtod.-l You are not entitled
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