The National tribune., 1892-10-20
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J. s. Ned, Cedar Rapids. Io,oa.-The following is
q clipping from yOur issue OF Oct. d. 1877: y Otd
Subscriber, National Military Home. Wis.-Is the
widow of an old soldier who was receiving pen
sion Of Sl4 per month. and who married the soldier
about six months ago. entitled to pension? If so,
how mucl? Ans,rer. If the soldier died from,
pensoned cause, from some other disability
equally due to his service she i5 entitled to pension
of alS per month. if he was nm enlisted man"
Please explain how. under what law, this widow
would be entitled to pension Of SIS per month?
A1sDer. The amount is erroneous. A Topographic
cal makes our answer SiS per month. when
it should have been printed IS per month. IL the
marriage occurred prior to March 10. 1886. the
widow is entitled oa pension OF si2 per month, but
where the marriage took place subsequent to that
date the widow is only entitled to So per month.
". w., Clifford. Bich.-I applied for pension
chronic diarrea. piles, rheumatism and scurvy:
examined. evidence was called for, and all
furnished, except my Captain did not state that i
had rheumatism and scurvy; he stated that had
chronic diarrhea and was sick great many times.
A pension was allowed on chronic diarrhea and re-
suiting disease OF rectunl at 81 per month. then
applied for increase and rerating chronic dar-
rhea, resulting disease of stomach. bowels and
for all the above diseases, and evidence WAS called
for to prove that Rheumatism and scurvy were con-
traced In the army. l got the evidence and sent
it to the attorney, but only received increase
to e3 per month chronic diarrhea and piles.
Why not pension allowed on the other dis
eases? How will i have to proceed TO get my
claim completed? Should not the claim be for in
crease and additional insiead of increase and re-
rating? Answcr. When you shall have established
TO the satisfaction OF the Commissioners of Pensions
that scurvy and rLeumatrm originated in the line
of duty i'll the service, and that you have been dis
abled In pensionable degree since. you will be
allowed not rerating, but reissue to include
such additional disabilities. The fact that you
hnve not yet beea pensioned for these disabilities
is conclusive that you have not established claim
therefor. communication addressed TO the Com
missioner OF Pensions requesting the status of the
claim as ba.ed the pending disabilities will
doubtless enable you TO know lust what to do to
com pletc the claim
J. f. s., Judson. Ind.-A conlrade here does now
and has for years suffered from hernia. He draws
pension for this but has had application
pending for more than two years. He gets a small
pension for wounds received in battle. Does the
Government furnish trusses? II so on what con-
ditons, and through what office? How must he
proceed 10 make application for truss? Ans,per.
Trusses furnished by the United Staes Govern
Inent certain conditions. Every person who
has been disabled by rupture while iii the line of
duty In tie military or naval service OF the United
States is entitled to receive single or double truss
of such siyle may be designated by the Surgeon
General of tie United States Army best suited
to his disability. The receipt Of q pension
count Of hernia is the only evidence that the Sur
WAS incurred in ihc line of duty in the service.
The pcnsioner of The United States who desires
truss should make application to the nearest Ex-
amining Surgeon for pensions who will attend to
the business for him. Should there be no Pension
Examining Surgeon within easy reach of the pen
sioner. he should write direct to the Surgeon Gem
eral. Washington, d. c., stating this fact, when
special arrangements will be made. When the
aforementioned comrades claim for pension
account OF hernia shall have been allowed by the
Commissioner OF Pensions, and not till then. he
will be entitled to IL truss. When truss becomes
useless from wear, destruction or loss, another
is furnished upon proper application therefor:
Provided that such application is not made more
than in two years and six months. Persons
pensioned for hernia under act OF June q, 1890
entitled TO trusses. because it is moi Incumbent
Upon such pensioners TO prove that their disabili
ties contracted in line of duty in the service.
T. A. g., Lincoln. Del. Was there n law passed
by Congress shortening the time TO three years for
artificial limbs or Communication for the same? 2.
Ii so, drew my money July 10. $780, does my
three years count from the above named date
AnStCer. /. Yes. 2. Yes.
g. W. g., Dupont, Iud.-Does homesteader have
to pay the Sl.4D which the Cherokee Strip cost the
Government per acre, or Is the land free upon the
payment of the filing cost? AnsCer. The lands in
the Cherokee Strip not yet open to settlement.
When they thrown open to settlement claim
ants will be obliged 10 pay for the lands at such n
price may be stated in $he act and regulations
providing FOR opening up the same.
j. c., Wdynsfotpu. Ind. Can n man get pen
sion under The old law who was sound and able
bodied when he enlisted and became disabled by
exposure while on dniy, causing his discharge
before he in quite 90 days il he sends in what
evidence is ask cd for? 9. If so, has the Commits
soner the right TO reject it under the new law?
AHsUer. l. Yes, providing he proves his claim TO
the satisfaction of the Pension Bureau, and pro-
viding he is found to lie disabled i'll pensiUnabe
degree by of disability contracted i'll line Of
duty. q Yes. II lie served less than 80 days he Is
not entitled to pension under the new law.
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