The National tribune., 1899-04-13
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sug-
gestions Made.

Ian communications for this column should
tt accompanied by the true name and correct
address of the inquirer. 1hc reply. however
will be marked as may bc desired Noatiehtloh
will be given to anonymous inquiries. III no re-
ply is printed within three weeks. write again J
l.. B. L., Saratoga Springs, n. YOU
can take up land under the homestead
law only in person, ard not by agent or
attorney. No land warrants are issued
for military service since March ), 1859.
F. F., National Military Home, Ind
The act of Congress approved July II,
1862, is what is referred TO as the general
pension law, and is embodied in the lie
vised Statutes, commencing with section
1892. You can probably examine n vol
ume of the Revised Statutes at the Home
V. L. e., Northfield, Minn.-I!e. Com,
missioner If Pensions has lately issued
an order that all cases that have been
out fer special examination for year or
more be returned TO the Pension Bureau
for settlement. AS your case appears to
have been out considerably over year,
probably you will hear from it before
many weeks.
S. C. Y, Franklin Grove, lli.-As your
claim under the general law appears TO
have been filed five years before your
claim under the act of June p, 1920, you
were entitled TO the full benefit of the
rating allowed you under the general law
for the period of five years before you filed
under the act of 1890; hut you cannot
have the benefit of the two rates for the
period after your 1890 pension commenced.
You were allowed So under the act of 1870
and So under the general law, but you
cannot have the So added on to the Sc,
as that would be allowing you two pen
sionS for the same period, which the law
forbids. If you have any additional dis
ability, due 10 the service, but on which
you have not claimed pension, you are
at liberty to file application thereon if you
think you can furnish satisfactory evil
dence TO support the claim. If you are
not satisfied with the rating you are re-
ceiving on your pensioned DISABILITIES,
you are at liberty TO apply Tor increase:
A.. S., Lakegrove, N.Y.-There seems tobe
little likelihood of any additional general
pension legislation favorable to the old
soldiers, in view of the disposition TO
keep the pension approximation down.
ID. c. NJ, Banner, Tenn.-Twelve dol
lars per month is the highest rate al
lowabIe under the act of June q, 1890.
higher rate cannot be obtained, even for
loss OF feet, unless such loss is shown to
be due to the service and line OF duty.
j. A. W.T. appears that when claim
for invalid pension under the act of June
q, 1890, is rejected on the ground OF no
pensionable degree of disability, the bet
ter course to pursue is TO file a new ap-
plication or supplemental application.
This secures for the claimant another
medical examination, which in very many
instances proves favorable. At the same
time the former rejection is reviewed, and
sometimes reversed, ard the pension al
lowed from the filing OF the first applica
ton. You arc not obliged 10 accept any
pension allowance unless and until you
are satisfied that it is to your advantage
to do SO.
C. K.-If in a claim for increase on pen
stoned disability the claimant has had
several unsolicited examinations, it
would seem that the increase when grant
ed should commence from the date of the
first examination, and not from the date
of the last examination.
w. j. j., Rosedale, n. Cit would
seem, from your statement, that since
your pension case was appealed the Com
missioner of Pensions has decided TO re-
open the case without waiting for the