The National tribune., 1894-12-27
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

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J. T.. Perrvsrillc. o.. Are The Medical Exam
iners in tine Pension Office Democrats or Repub-
Leans. both? 2. Do the reports Of the local
Boards fully determine tine right OF the sol.
dier to sn increase OF pensiouF g. Where u
can be clearly proven that IN making The exam
insiion nt the home Of the claimant, to de-
termne his title to the so rate. the Examining
Surgeon stated that it wOUid not be long before
tIe pensionsr would be drawing tSics as much as
he then in receipt Of aud ths claim - rejected,
can anything be done? AnStrsr. l. We presume
both. 2. Not always: but their description Of the
condition OF the pensioners disabilities forms the
basis for the conclusions OF the Pension Bureau.
3. We do not think that such claim could be re-
opened, So 1t would stand rejected upon medical
grounds, and ordinarily the Assistant Secretary
will not allow such an appeal: the claimant can,
however. take appeal IL he sees fit. though over
90 per cent. OF appeals are dsaiiowed.
+. i. s.. Lerrhrile ". C-I. Is sister. she being
the next of kin Of soldier vino died in the Next
war, entitled to the OF pay due said
soldiers service2 2. soldier, after serving two
years in tho Union army. was, on account OF mis-
conduct, contaminated and Imprisoned for a
period Of one year and. upon expiration of SEN
tcuce, ordered to report for discharge; lie never
did so; he now secure a discharge and get -
pension for wounds received in the service? An
swer. No: rs the time within which applications
Tor the removal of charge at desertiOn and an
honorable discharge could be hied has expired by
Limitation.
Il. e., RushriHe Yud-Soldier dies leaving widow
and " daughter aged 10 years; the widow applied
for pension. but failed get one and died IL years
after the donth of her husband; can the daughter
now go on with the claim fled by her mother. or
can she file n new claim and obtain 81 child's PEN
sion? ABseer. Neither, under present rulings.
~ T., National Military Home. LearsHssorih. Kan.
tan soldier Of tte late take trip to Ireland
tor MS Health aud draw his pension through the
Consul and is there any length of time that resi-
denee abroad will forfeit pension? dRs,CsT. PEN
siODer (survivorl under the old or general law can
goabroad and continue to draw his pension through
the U. ;. Pension Agency at Washington and resi-
dencc abroad for period of time Will not Affect
his right to continunncs OF IL. IT, however. not
citizen of the United States and IL pensioned under
the act OF June 27 1890 then the fact Of becoming
non resident will prevent drawing pension so long
"a nonresident and so long ~ the present law re-
mains in force. II citizen of the United states.
residence abroad will interfere with his draw
irfg his pension under any law.
j. s., HutifiHgdfti> No.. Where n peusioner dies
from disability not due to his military service.
and leaves "A widow possessed Of 90 acres of land
valued at 81 an acre, aud no other means OF support
can that widow be peHsiOncdP 2. Can she get q
headstoue from the Government? g. Can she col
lcct pay for the expenses Of his last illness and
burial? 4. Said pensioner had claim for increase
pending ~ his death. but had not been examined;
eau the widow complete the claim Ans,Cer. j.
She cau If the Commissioner of Pensions will con-
cede that she is in such dependent circumstances
to- bring her within the provisions of the act of
June q. 1890 We think that sine ought to be re-
gardcd entitled. 2. Yes by applying to the
Qusrtermas,er-General U. 5. A., this city. g. No.
4. In general no.
s. A., Chiih0Icse ASo.-The Board of Revision is
attacking pensions granted to Acting Assistant
Surgeons under the net of June -. ls9O. the
ground that they were never regularly mustered
into the service OF the United States. but served
under contract. Is there not a law emitting such
Contract Surgeons to peusio1sP Please publish
the law 81 of it9 enactment and state
whether il has been repealed dPstrer. The action
of the Pension Bureau on these cases is governed
by decision of the Assistant Secretary OF the In
terror who holds tina. the provisions Of tho act of
June q, 1890, cannot be extended to any class OF
the survivors Of the late war save only those who
enumerated ia the first paragraph of Sec 1896
OF the Revised Statutes OF the United States thus
excluding all those mentioned in the second. third,
fourth and fifth paragraphs The only provision
of law emitting Contract Surgeons TO pension
under the old general law - tile fourth para
graph OF Sec 1893, Revised Statutes Of the United
States. which provides pension for - ANY Acting
Assistant or Contract Surgeon disabled by any
wound or injury received or disease contracted in
the line of duty while actually performing the
duties of Assistant Surgeon Acting Assistant
Surgeon with any military force i'm the field or in
trsnstu, or in hospital" This law was originally
enacted March g. 1855. and has not been repealed.
Contract Surgeons will have status under the
act OF June o. 1890 unless the law be modified, or
unle-- the decision referred to be abrogated
r. III. w., NarysuUe. O.-l. Can widow secure
reraiiug Of the claim of her deceased husband ho
drew pension Of 81 month up TO about the time he
died. aud then was allowed large increase? Can
mother W ho lost SOU in the war get pension TO
date from his death. she not then being ia depend
ent c rcuuIstanccs? She has applied under the new
law, but the question is, can she claim under the
old law. aud draw from the dase she became de-
pendent, which time prior to June %,
1890? 3. IL the law still IN force under which an
officer he remustered? 4 Can such officer get
transportation pay. providing he resigned on ac-
value Of horses lost in the service yet in operation?
Ans,cer. :. No. 2. No. she has no title under the
general law; her title If is under the act of
June q, 1890 and under that act AN application
could be filed prior the date Of the said and
pension allowed hereunder could date onty from
filing OF such application after June q, 1890 3.
Yes. A. He can if he resigned on account of i'll
health contracted In the service and in line OF
duty g. No; II has expired by limitation.
lieu of an Artificial limb allowed once in three
years, o only once in five years? ARsrsr. Once
in three years; the period of three years to be
computed from the date of application under the
act of March 3, 1891. Apply to the Surgeon
General. u S. A. this city. for fcl information.
r. e. w., Oxford Nieh-1 IL an applicant for in
crease receives an order for his medical exan,ina-
ton and lets go by default and waits for another
Administration, and then asks for new order,
would his increase. if allowed date from the first
application, or would new application be re-
quiz ed9 2 IL soldier applies for increase
under the old law, and IS allowed under the new
law. without having applied Hereunder, can he
continue with the old law? 4nstccr. l. His in
crease, if allowed. would date only from a favor
able medical examination, and not from the fling
of either application so that, assuming that he
has title to increase the longer he delays getting
examined the later will bis Increase begin.
new order would be probably allowed. but it
might be just expeditions to file entirely
claim as to wait for u compliance with q request
for IL new order. This answer refers to q claim
for increase under the old law for an increase of
tie disability for which pensioned. 2. No person
is allowed n pension under the act of June %. 1880.
without an application under said act. Ii the old
law claim is yet pending it can be prosecuted to
settlement
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