The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-09-15
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W. IT. w. LausingJ,rg ~ VI was advised by
the Pension Bureau that my claim for pension had
been referred to the final Adjudicating Board for
/ consideration. l. What branch of the Pension
| Bureau IS it? 2. How long, usually does 1t take
| the Board to reach a conclusion? AnSwer. i. The
/ Board Of Review. 2. The question cannot be def
| initey answered, as no two cases are alike usu-
| ally they are acted upon within 30 days.
C. G. w.. Caribou, Ne.-l. Must man necessarily
! be drawing $50 per month to be benefited by the
$50 act OF July Is, 1892? 2. Docs the Government
require testimony of neighbors showing disability
and attendance Of another person. or Is it left with
the Examining Board to decide? 3. Is it necessary
for the applicant to have attorney iii such cases?
AnS,oer. l. Not necessarily but lie must ut least be
| entitled thereto 9. Competent testimony rs 10 the
| necessity of the frequent and periodical personal
aid and attendance of another person will be re-
CURED and this will be considered III connection
| with the report OF the Board of Surgeons. 3. No,
| not absolutely.
three weeks after vouchers executed for Il PEN
sioner TO receive his check at distance of 200 or
800 miles from the agency Is this caused by care
lessness or insufficient clerical force? Anscer. We
are unable to say. Probably delay Is due to last
| mentioned cause.
l.. F. b. DodsonriHe OFF a widow pensioner
| should again marry II soldier drawing pension
under the old law, and he should die, would she be
again entitled to be placed on the pension rolls
| upon proving that the pensioned disabilities
| suited ia his death? 1ns,oer. Yes.
Il. G. X, Cotton Plant. ArE.-I a pensioner on
the rolls for disability ga per month";. am totally
| disabled from the performance OF manual labor,
but not rated such. My disability is of such
nature disease of rectum) that require the fire.
quent and periodical attendance Of another person
| Now, under such circumstances would be en-
titled under the net of July Ia, 1892? Would my
wife be eligible to testify as being my attendant?
prevent from receiving the benefits of said act
Would my affidavit and that of my wife he ac
ceped as to my total disability also to the fire.
quent and periodical attendance upon myself?
AnSper. The mere fact that you do not draw $50
per month will not of itself preclude your ob'ain
ing the benefits Of the act of July Ia, 1892 provid
ing the Commissioner of Pensions will consider
that by reason of your pensioned disabilities you
hel pless 10 the extent OF requiring the frequent
| and periodical personal aid and attendance of
physical condition and hclplcssness resulting
teretrom will receive due consideration but it is
probable TINT the testimony of your family physi-
elan would be required before your medical ex-
animation would issue.
H. C. ~, IFinonn NJ D.-A comrade filed n claim
name with his middle initial (which was correct);
but In filing under the new law the initial was lett
out. Now the Pension Office wants to know why it
was left out Can it be rghed up in the Pension Of
flee or will lie have to file new claim dast0er. The
omission can be accounted for and supplied by
affidavit of the claimant amending the application
filed under The net of June 81, 1890
a. O. g.. Vest Derby. Vt.-How long will it be
after Special Examiner sends back claim that
he has examined before it will be acted upon
How much behind is the Board of Review How
much behind is the Medical Board? Anstcer. We
cannot say definitely. They are each several
weeks behind. There should be but few weeks
delay in acting upon the claim Ill the Board OF
Review.
H. C. J., Painespale, GA soldier dshonor-
charge of desertion removed. He died. and left
widow and four minor children, without ever hay-
ing applied for n pension. His widow married
again, and is again widow. l. Can the
widow draw his back pay and bounty? g Can
tho widow draw pension? 3. Are the minor chill
dren entitled TO pension; and. if so. how much
AJtsper. l. Not unless the charge of desertion
eliminated from the record and the dishonorable
discharge Cancelled. and g. The same.
". II. L., Cornelius, Ore.-I applied for pension
about nine years ago. paying my attorney an adj
fee of Sl0 and after the act OF July 1854,
became law signed contract for s25 less the $40
paid. afterward paid him 81 for postage and in
cidemtal expenses. My claim has been rejected.
and advised my attorney that his services were
no longer required by me- Has he any further
rights in the case? 1nSCer No.
S. s. W., Genera. Pal am drawing pension of
so per month under the old law. l have applied
granted 52 per month under this act, drop
the pension granted under said act and go back to
the old one? Ans1Uer. Yes whenever the disabi!-
tiles for which you now draw $40 under the general
law shall have increased as to entitle you to
pension in excess of Sl2 You will lose rights
whatever by accepting pension under the act OF
June e. 1880.
c. C., Reedsriue, OFF a widow pensioner re-
mnrries. who has children under 10 drawing pen
sion, does her pension cease. are the children
entitled 10 the same during the time they
der IS? Anslger. Her pension ceases, but her
children through a legally-appointed guardian
apply for aud collectively receive the amount
which she drew, in addition to what they now re-
ceive, until they severaly attain the age OF To-
A observation-disclosures inform me whether a
who ran away from the draft in September, 1864,
and reported under the amnesty proclamation, is
entitled to pension. AnsWer. III the person re-
ferred to was mustered into the service of the
United States and was honorably discharged there
from after serving 80 days more, he may have
title to pension.
c. H. C., Echo Jhnn-Has a man got to be
resident OF the State of Minnesota to hold tree
claim there? AnSrer. No. The timber-cuiture
law was repealed by the act of March 3. 1891. You
would have to be a resident of Minnesota 10 COM
mute timber culture entry and pay for 1t under
tile State to hold one that was made prior to March
g. 1891.
i j. M p, Gilman Springs. Mo.-F soldier has
homesteaded $50 acres of land, and proved up
1t, can he homestead again in Oklahoma? Ansecer.
No.
] G. T. d., Eldred, Pal. Many readers of THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE wish to know why the details
more since the adjournment of Congress? 2. Is
the Pension Bureau still in operation? AnSWer.
l. They are published from time to tlme 2.
Yes.