The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-08-12
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j. NJ, Richmond Ild.-Fias there ever been. or Is
there still, law of the Pension Office requiring
Claimant to prove soundaea5 before entering the
servlcc2 4nst0er IL has for some time been a rule
OF the Pension Office, IN ordinary cases. that fla
served six months after enlistment without a rec
ord OF being absent on account Of sickness, he
presumed To have been sound ut time OF enlistment
but where the disability was contracted within six
months rom the time of entering tine service, evil
denee OF his condition prior 10 service was called
for. The act of March 8, 1885, masking apprOp ria-
tons Tor payment of pensions for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1850 contains this clause: " Pro-
Uded That all applicants for pensions snail be pre-
sumed to have haG no disability at the time of
butted"
O. r.. VeHsdy Ill. Is a soldier in active service
or on duty when he gets out of his company drive
a team for said company regiment? 2 Is a
entitled To pension who IS crippled by an accident
while on duty a teamster? 4aSlCsr. I. The sol
der Is on duty. 2 Yes If injured while in line Of
duty.
b. c., Wichita, Kan-Enlisted for three years in
ls6l, and WAS discharged 1862, while parole.
Have never received bounty for said service. Is
there a law granting bounty for such service?
ATSt0er. You are not entitled TO any bounty, be-
cause you discharged prior to a service of two
years for cause other than wounds.
n. h. d., Sleln o.. pensoner died in 1873
(but ret from the disability for which be was pen
stoned leaving minor child Is said child tiled
To pension, and for what period? 2. A dependent
father applied for pension for his sons DEATH fling
ample evidence Of bis dependence upon said son,
but his claim WAS rejected. Claimant being dead.
can the evidence on file be re-eXamined, and will
4 the Pension Office allow new evidence 10 be fled
to complete the claim in tine interest of the credit
OF the deceased? AtStger l. IL the soldier died
| rom "a disability which originated in the service
| the child would DC entitled to pension; not other
| wise. 2. You fail 10 state why the claim re-
| Ieeted- This has an important bearing upon the
| answer to your question. Whenever testimony is
lied bearing upon the cause Of rejection the claim
will be again considered Whether it is sufficient
To reopen the case or not is matter cannot de-
ternine IN the absence of any information regard
| ing 10.
4 D. TX, Net0 Bruas,0iek. ~ J.-Can a widow get
certificate of discharge Of her late husband from
the Acknowledgement. the original discharge hav-
ing been lost? AnSICer. No; only the soldier him
self can make such application.
j. H. O., Beatrice, Neb.-i. How much time is
| allowed u soldier having homestead on Govern
ment land to get on said land and commence inn
Proyements 2. If soldier was discharged for
disability is be entitled &c the full time he enlisted
for to be deducted from the five years required for
| title 20 homestead? 3. If a soldier neglected TO
present file ut time of entry any evidence of his
service and discharge, can he amend his homestead
| filing for the purpose of submitting such proofs ?
Answer. !. Six months. 2 Yes. g. Certainly.
IT, D..
| Application for pension in 1888 and gets one half
pension. In making application for increase, if
| allowed, will he draw pension from the date OF
cond application. from date of increased dsa-
bityf AnslUer. The increase. if allowed, for old
1sablbity, can date, under the law, only from
the time when he is examined by the Examining
Surgeon under the claim for increase. In such
claim for increase it cannot go back of that time
and does not even date back TO the time of the
ond application. The claim prior to that time Is
settled and closed.
wv @, ashland, Eeb.-To whom Is application
made for appointments to West Point Military
Academy, and what age must an applicant for adj
mission be? AnSoer. Appointments made by
the Secretary of War upon the recommendation OF
| the Representative in Congress from the District
H. ,vbicb the applicant resides For fuu informa-
ton regarding the age, course Of study, etc, write
to the Acknowledgement, U. ). A., for q circular
| containing all the necessary information
| j. a. s., Braiatree, vi If a pensioner dies be-
fore the quarterly payment is due, can the pension
be drawn up to the time of death? 2. If a depend
ent mother, who is pensioner. dies, and her hus-
band puts III "a ceim as dependent father, what viii
he have to prove to establish such claim? 8. If a
soldier dies having claim pending. can his widow
complete said claim? AlslVer L. The widow or
minor children are rtitled 10 the accrued pension.
No other persons are entitled unless claim for
| reimbursement. =. In most cases q simple appil-
cation from him would be all that was necessary.
The mother proved all that WAS necessary when
she fled her claim. 8. Yes.
~ W., Columbus H.. joined the United States
4 Navy in 1854; was discharged in 1865, and WAS
! promised $500 bounty, which never received Am
| i entitled to it now? 2. Was Fort Fisher. n. O.,
given To the navy prize? AHSVer. l. Bounty
was not paid for enlistment IN the navy prior u
July l, 1854 2. No. For any information regard
! ing prize-money, write 70 the Fourth Auditor Of
W. u, YssS Castle. Pa-what is the largest PEN
sion paid for chronic diarrhea? AHSIger There is
special rate for that or any other disease. The
| amount depends upon the degree of disability
as established by the Examining surgeon 1t may
be SD or any sum less than SIS, or sd $50 even
$50 if the degree of disability emitting 10 such rates
| is shown to exist.
Several Sbscribers-In our last issue IL was stated
Il In, IN tn in els far
officers pay under the act of June 8 1884 only the
pcy proper was allowed. This information was OBJ
tanned al the Treasury Department, from an official
souiee and we were thus misled into making a
statement which should be qualified. IL the officer
was performing bte 0HtteS OIL the RANK 20 Mhch lie
was commissioned he IS entitled to the ditocanees
for ratons and servant ia addition TO the pay proper
The Deficiency Blu having been approved by the
President ii is now law and all such claims " hich
, have been heretofore allowed will soon be paid
say during the present month and thereafter.
III H ON Fal Rsrer MaSs-I Made application
for increase % Feusion in 1881, and have heard
nothing thercfrpru. Made a second application
1863. II granted, Wal II be allowed from the firs
or last fiilng? 2. Will the Pension Office notify the
claimant of the allowance or rejection OF his claim
g. foreigner resided in this country several years
before the i war broke out he then enlisted anc
served during said war, and honorably dis
charged Is he entitled to full natural zatiOn papers
on first application, has he to wait some years
: A. A veteran was disabled while duty, and was
| discharged a few months before the close of thF
war was allowed pension from date of discharge
Is he entitled to veteran bounty or TO the INSTALL
ment due him at time of discharge? s. Is or wa
, there town in Illinois, the Il. A. X Q. II. r..
called Chasteworth, about 90 miles from Chicago
| Anssger I. From neither date II based upon ole
! disability. Under the law IL only draw from
{ date OF examination by the Examining Surgeon
which establishes the right to increase unless the
claim is for disability, in which event it viii
date from 1851, If the claim is allowed. 2. Yes
) g. Yes he may be admitted 10 citizenship at once
upon his simple petition. T. That depends upoI
the cause of discharge. Ii discharged for wound
he would be entitled To the full veteran bounty no
, otherwise. 5. No; il may be that you mean Chats
tvortIs Livingston Co., H., the Toledo. Peoria
= Western X. Il.
a. s. f.. Londonderry V--TIas the question eve
pTM0 All Fits stopped free by DIR. KIine's Grea
lIllDs Nerve ResfOrer. No Fits atter first day
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