The National tribune., 1899-07-20
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sugges'
tioaS Made.

LIT. PcaR Yam, N. Y.-No new bounty
law ha; been enacted since that OF july 20,
1883. AS you received S1oo original
bounty under the act of July ID, 1861, and
$100 additional bounty under tie act o.
July 2S, 1866, no further bounty is due you:
III. ID. H, Aurora, Mo-Iou as flrSt
Lieutenant commanding the company
would be entitled to the allowance Tor re
sponsibi!ity for Ordnance and Quarter
master Stores etc. but not TO Captain S
paw You could not now be mustered as
Captain.
II. j., F'arnariUe. Vd.-All military
claims for travel-pay and allowances are
adjusted by the Auditor for the War De
partment The regulation fee tss.d allowed Is
10 per cent of the amount collected
Il. W., Naples, /. T.-An invalid pen
sioner can apply for another increase as
soon as he likes.
G. S. e, Temple, Pd.-See reply to
r. W, above. That his former increase
claim was rejected makes no difference
r. C. H., Round Rock, Ter.-The allow,
ance of pension on disability not covered
by the certificate would he called re
issue" The correction of rate by rerating
would also be a reissue.
e. G, Springddic. W. Fd-lncreaSe
and, additional pension would include
increase on pensiolei disability and addl-
ton of new disability TO the certificate.
Probably you have heard from your claim
by this time. Increase and reratlng
after they come under consideration with
a view to early settlement
L. G. F., Monroe Centre, O.-An order
for medical examination should issue With
in a month after a claim for increase is
c. W. W., Wellington, O.-You may
apply for increase under the general law
while drawing S12 under the act OF j une
q, 1890.
b. b., Plant City, F1a-Your increase
claim should be settled within SIX months
after the medical examination. -'--
III. 1.-The Board of Pension Appeals
is about Is months behind with its work.
L. j. c., Tampl, Ftd.-See reply to
B. B., above.
j. b. N. Upper Bedford, Quebec.-Six
months ought to be sufficient time for
settlement of your pension claim, il your
comrade responds promptly to inquiries
addressed to him by the Pension Bureau.
j. W. BolDerston, OF you have never
filed it, four years ago, have us. Senator
or your Representative in Congress call up
the case.
r.. T., Wdtkins.-It is impossible to say
just how far behind the Pension Bureau is
in the settlement of general law claims.
Ask the Commissioner of Pensions.
A. b. E, SOutibeRd, Minn.-The fling
of new application for increase after former
claim has been rejected does not insure
favorable action; 1t simply secures another
Il.
general law, covering a period before March
2, 1895, may be rated below Sc.
F. c., Elk City, KdnS.-Total blind
ness due to service and line Of duty entities
to S72 per month
A Subscriber.-From a combination of
ratings it is impossible to say what the
actual rate allowed will be.
FL. G.. NJ, NeU Hurley, N. Y.-f the
pension claim is complete when the attor-
ney dies, the claimants need not appoint
a new attorney; if the claim be incomplete,
a new attorney may be appointed.
S. W. B.-Connection between chronic
bowel trouble and hernia might be shown.
Rheumatism is regarded as incident to
service.
A. ", Jersey City, N. 1.-The act of
December 21, 1893, provides: That any
pension heretofore or that may hereafter
be granted to any applicant therefor under
any law of the United States authorizing
the granting and payment OF pensions, on
application made and adjudicated upon.
shall ba deemed ana held by all officers of
the United States to be vested right in the
grantee to that extent that payment thereof
shall not be withheld or suspended until,
after due notice to the grantee of not less
than 80 days, the Commissioner of Pen
sions, after hearing all the evidence, shall
decide to annul, vacate, modify, and set
aside the decision upon which such pension
was granted. Such notice to grantee
must contain full and true statement of
any charges or allegations upon WHICH
such decision granting such pension shall
be sought TO be in any manner disturbed
or modified"
W. A. VA rating of say four-eght-
eenths is equivalent to recommendation
of 81 per month on account of the disa-
bility so rated.
j. j. ", Dugroad. Go.-In the absence
OF reso-d or me lical 1ide zee of Il e list
elCe of a disability in tie secvis e. Il e
cha loe5 are against TIE favorable sett'e-
ne 1t of claim uncec tic general law
arising out of the war of the rebellion.
S. NJ, Military Home, Kdns.-A dis
honorable discharge would be bar to
pension under the act of June q, 1890,
but not to pension under the general law.
j. r., Cushing o. IA case can not
be made special before the Board of Pen
sion Appeals unless the applicant is in
destitute circumstances or in imminent
danger of death.
W. j. j., N. C.-See reply to H. L.,