The National tribune., 1898-03-03

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q. II. DIT is believed that the act {
June %. 1897, INTENDED that inval q penSio
gran ed hereunder Should commence fror
the Gate OF fling Of tnc application; that Z:
of the claim for the pension under the at
The law was so construed until in August
1898. The act of March s. 1886, was in
tended to secure the re eStabl shm"nt c
the practice ia the commencement OF pen
sion under the act of 1880, as existing bef0r
August. 1888. The practice inaugurated il
1893 st ii stands, hon ever; the act of Marci
q, 1896, TO the contrary notwi outstanding.
\. D., St Louis, Mo.-A year is not al
uncommon period of delay in a pension
claim. even after all known official re
quirements have been complied with.
III. q. 1t he aggravation of disability
for which the claimant is re 7sion-d under
the general law, by diSabl ~ original ng
since service, would rot be regarded as good
ground Tor an increase of the pens on on
the pens oned disability. The Commits
sioner of Pensions is reported TO hold the
opinion that claims based on deafness
afford room for fraud and imposition.
l. J.. T., kincennes, 1nd.-The one year
volunteers enlisted after july II, 1854,
were entitled io the full 500 bounty only
if they served the full term of one year or
were discharged before the expiration of
the term on account of wound or injury
incurred i'm the service and line of duty
The enlistment was for "a term of one
year, unless sooner discharged" The
second installment Of .33 was not pay
able unless full six months were served
before discharge because of the close of
the war.
HIP, Alton, n. Y.-See reply to I. F. T,
above. This bounty was payable one
third in advance, one-third after six
months service, aud the remaining third
at the completion of enc years service.
Discharge for wound or injury received in
line of duty entiiie TO the full bounty with
out regard to period OF service.
j. ". W, SharpSbuTg, Pa.-Under the
act Of june q, 1890. The widew of a soldier
OF the late war may be pensioned without
regard TO whether or not the soldiers death
was due TO his service and the line Of duty.
W. T., Arlington, Kan.-Ihe rate OF in
valid pension under the general law FOR
disablement of service origin that requires
the regular and personal aid and attend
ance OF another person is fixed at So per
month by the acts of june is, 1880, and
March 4. 1880. If the diSablenent requires
frequent and periodical, Though not regu-
lar and constant, personal aid and attend |
ance Of another person" the rare is fixed |
at $50 by the act OF July u, 1892.
Mrs. j. II, Babylon, y. I.-h the widow |
was married to he soldier before June %, |
1884, She would not be barred from pension !
under the act of that date. /
r. NJ, CenterviIle Station, \. Y.-There |
is no law Of the United States protecting in /
any manner property purchased with pen
sion money. Consult counsel familiar with :
the laws OF New York State.
A. W. s., Buxton. \. additional /
evidence may be fled in rejected pen
sion claim at any time and will be con-
sidered. As a rule il is better not TO file !
additional evidence while an appeal is
pending, unless the evidence be Of such !,
importance as 10 warrant the Interrupting |
OF official proceedings under the appeal. /
Under the practice OF the Pension Bureau
and the decisions of the Department, the |
record OF acceptance into the service, |
which is i'm effect record of soundneSs at [
enlistment. seems to have but little weight |
as against record at discharge that the |
disability for which the discharge is given |
existed before enlistment. Special Ex- /
aminerS OF the Pension Bureau are eX- |
pected to fairly as well as thoroughly in /
veStigate the cases assigned TO them, and /
TO show equal diligence in taking testi
mony favora BILE 10 the case as in taking
testimony adverse 10 il. The claimant is
entitled to notice of the taking of testimony /
in order that ne may be present in person I
or by attorney and cross-examine the wit /,
nesses.
W. W. B.. Roscommon, Mich.-A claim /
for increase on disability not covered by /
the pension certificate carries an increased
rating from the date OF filing of the appli-
cation: if based on penSioned disability. /
the increased rating would commence from |
the date OF the first favorable medical
examination had under the claim, even
though such examination was had some
years ago.
NJ F. O.. Philadelphia. Pa.-The widow
of deceased invalid pcnsioner should be
able to collect his accrued pension as soon
as she has filed in the Pension Bureau the
evidence necessary 10 show her title;
evidence Of her marriage and that she was
his legal wife at the time OF his death
evidence Of his death, etc. The payment
of the accrued pension does not Deces-
sarily depend on the settlement of the
claim she has made for widows pension
A request filed in the Pension Bureau
that the accrued pension claim be settled
ought TO secure official action thereon.
T. J. p, Macomb, fll.-The Board OF
Pension Appeals OF the interior Depart
whom, with possibly two or three excep-
tons, were appointed 10 their present posi-
tons by the last Administration.
T.. 81, Providence, u. IA decision
rendered Sept. 6, 1885,, may be regarded as
expressing the present holding with regard
10 the amount of income which will debar a
widow from pension under the act Of June
u, lo-G. The decision holds lin general,
and ander ordinary circumstances where
a widows income from sources indepen
dent OF her daily labor is in excess of such
pension" as - allowable tO widows under
the &c; OF june =, 1880, "she does not
occup, Il Pensiylable status" under said
law
J. b. GakwoOd O.-The widow Of a sol
der who has remarked, * not entitled To
any pension unless the soldiers death can
he shown 10 be due 20 his service and the
line Of duty. Ii such can be shown. She is
entitled from the date Of his death until
the date Of her remauiage The children
il over l6. are not entitled unless the sol
dier's death was due to his service and
unless they were under rs al date of the
widow remarriage. 4 remarked widow
is not entitled To pension under the act of
june .. 1880 nor may children apDly
under said act after becoming II.
j. {. p. Wheatland Iowa. dishonor
able discharge or a discharge without
honor from tne military or naval service tx
not bar ia pension for disability incurred
in the service and line Of duty
j. 4. W, Berkeley. Iowa-Pension |
granted without special action of Congress
commences ordinarily from the date of |
filing OF the application in the Pension |
Bureau, whereas pension obtained bv !
spec-ai act oi Congress dates only from the |
time the act become a law Usually Con |
gress leaves the rate Of Spccial-act pen |
sion 10 he determined according 10 the |
general practice or provisions of law GOV |
erning the Pension Bureau, though some |
times specific rate is fixed by the special |
act
l.. s., Bartlett Kan.-The Pension Bu- |
reau sometimes calls for evidence piece
meal because when the first call is made
NJ may not be determined or appear neces- |
Sary that other evidence be furnished that