The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-12-15

l.. d. H., Oxford, OFF the accrued
pension due on the widows act Of
1880 certificate, and such other assets as
she left, are insufficient to cover the ex-
penSeS OF her last illness and burial then
her claim for widows pension under the
general law, left pending at her death,
may be completed by the person entitled
TO reimbursement, and such amount as
may be necessary to REIN burse collected
therefrom.
j. w. WIN order to secure pension
allowed to the soldier after his death, the
widow must show herself TO be the legal
widow. Merely claiming the same as
widow would not be sufficient. If proper
proofs have been submitted, in due time
a matter OF months-the case will he
taken up and settled by the Pension
Bureau.
make cle2r statement OF your case
Claims for reratiag are not often success
full
D. d., Cincinnati, e-As rule those
invalid pensioners under the act of 1850
who were reduced under the last Ad-
kinistration have been restored To their
former rates, if at all, only from date of
claims for restoration To their former rates.
You are quite likely to be still waiting the
result OF tae medical examination three to
SIX months from now. Three months is
not loas time in the Pensioz, Bureau.
Z. T. B., Montpelier, o.-Nhen q widow
drawing under the act Of June q, 1880,
renarries, the children Of the soldier then
under Is must Ale a formal application ia
order to obtain peasioa, whether under the
act OF 1880. They are entitled TO the same
rate as the widS9.
II. T.. N.-Serious affection OF sight is
pensisnable under the act Of June q,
1859.
G. w. A., Carbsndale, Kan.-The act of
Dec. Il, 1893, contains the following pro-
visions: Provided, That any pension
ed TO any applicant therefor under any
law OF the United States authorizing the
granting and payment OF pensions, on APP
plication made and adjudicated upon,
shall be deemed and held by all officers
Of the United States to he vested right
in the grantee to that extent that payment
thereof shall not be withheld or suspend
ed until, after due notice to the grantee
Of not less than so days, the Comm is
sioner OF Pensions, after hearing all the
evidence, shall decide 10 annul vacate,
modify, or set aside the decision upon
which such pension was granted. Such
notice to grantee must contain a full and
true statement Of any charges or allega-
tons upon which such decision gran ting
such pcnsio shall be sought To be in any
manner disturbed or modified" This is
the only law upon the subject TO which
you refer.
G. III. There is no such thing as
statute OF limitations in the pension law.
When some Of several disabilities alleged
as basis Of a claim under the general law
are rejected and the others allowed il is
not necessary to make "a new claim on
the rejected disabilities in order to con-
tinue the prosecution of the same.
w. c., Vandergrift, Pa.-No certificates
Of service are issued by the War Depart
nent except to replace honorable dis
ch2rpeS lost 6eStrnvod Invalid
sion under the general law, on account of
disability incurred in the u. S. service,
may be obtained without regard to previ-
Gus Confederate service. Ii dissatisfied
with the rejection of your case by the
Pension Bureau, you are at liberty to
have it appealed to the Secretary of the
Interior. This may be done by your at
torncy, or by yourself, if you feel compe-
tent to do so.
d. DIFF, since you filed additional
evidence in your rejected pension claim,
the Pension Bureau has correspondent
with those who then gave evidence, you
may regard your case as reOpened. Six
months is not a long time in the Pension
Bureau.
l.. H., Rawson, O.-After the special
examination OF pension claim is really
completed, only a month or two should
ordinarily elapse before decision is rem
dered by the Pension Bureau. The great
delays in the special examination of pen
sion cases are due to the necessity of
sending the case to Special Examiners
IN diiierent parts OF the country where
the various Witnesses reside.
l.. X. R.-See reply to L. H., above.
rejected pension claim may be appealed
to the Secretary of the Interior
S. p, Mckeesport, PA claim for
increase of pension may be based either
bility not covered by the pension GER