The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-12-21
1s93-1s94.
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

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Fl. p. lansing Ifch.-In original claim for PEN
sion part for deafness of ono result
Of wound also, part of claim was for sunstroke.
Pension allowed wound, but not deaf
mesa or sumsiroke. Now, claim Is in for deafRess
"a result OF sunstroke. II final decision should be
in favor of deafness result of wound land sun
stroke not allowedj. would claimant be entitled to
allowance deafness? And II SO allowed, would
payment for deafness date back TO original claim
AnsDer IL may be that when claim allowe
for wound 1t included results IL not. If deefness
- shown 10 be a result aud an additional rate
therefor 10 justified, pension, IL allowed will date
back To original claim.
j. f. s.. Eew York; applied over three years
ago for pension under the old law. In the mean
time. while was waiting for action my appli-
cation The new In passed. and was examined by
the Medical Board aud received pension. have
rec-ived ~ notice from the Pension Commits
s"ner under the o. w. Il n. Division with the Bum-
ber OF my present claim. requiring me to appear
before another Medical Board situated a greater
distance IF, for examination. If do not appear be-
fore this Board, will my pension under the new law
erase? And what disposition will be made of my
"ld-law ca-ef Can have IL reopened at any lime7
AnS,Der. The examination ordered is probably to
determine your title under the old law, and IL not
a hardship you should comply. II you do not ap-
pear IL may prejudice your case. Your claim under
the old Inv j. open.
H. H. s.. Duneas's Falls. o.-An old broken
down soldier, who has always been a poor man.
and who has h"d large family, haA for the last
two years been unable To work much of the time
down sick: was drawing pension: received his
check Ia September. and died the 18th OF Novem-
her Was he not just much entitled to the PEN
sion from Sept. up to the date of his death as he
prior to Sept. 4. and is there no way by which
Il can ne collected Surely there is no time that
The family is more Ia need Of the pension than
during the last sick aud death of the pensioner
Ans,Uer II soldier iefl n widow minor child sur
ytvng him. the amount can be collected. See Sec
ton 47l8 Revised Statutes.
Subscriber. Springfield. M-Please state how long
after - c.aIm ior Increase has been rejected can
the soldier apply again. as the law now stands?
Anstper In six months.
C. " Y. Romeo. Mich.-A soldier having enlisted
iu the u. g. Army April. 1889. discharged. Dec.
TO- 1880, nv reason of neutrality-suspicious. of the
lungs. Before his death lie WAS granted pension
upon said disease of the lungs, and died from lung
disease. Il not his widow entitled to Sl2 per month
instead of s. per month"; AnstOer. That depends
upon the date OF her marriage to- the soldier. The
si2 can only he paid under the old law. where the
widow married the soldier prior To March 10. 1885:
if after that. So only can be paid; and under the
new law S. only be paid, regardless of date Of
marriage