The National tribune., 1900-10-11
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Suggestions
Made.

c. NJ, Lacrosse, visa soldier who
is pensioned at $27 per month for severe
deafness of both ears resulting in nearly
total deafness of same, anu also malarial
poisoning, cannot receive a higher rating
unless he should become totally deaf in
both ears, or unless by reason of the pen
stoned disabilities he should become so
disabled as not to be able to do any man
nal labor, and in which event his rating
would be $50 per month.
b. j. D., Millersburg, O.-The widow
OF soldier who has never received any
discharge from the army cannot secure a
pension.
j. III. N, Sidney, Mich.-If the War
Department has decided that you did not
serve 30 days during the war of the re-
De!llon you cannot secure pension under
the act of June u, 1890. The Pension
Bureau will not take jurisdiction in the
matter of your military service. If any
mistake has been made in the War De
partment you should file proper appli-
cation in that Department asking that
your military record be amended.
x. III. c., Chicago, Ill.-When an ap-
plication for pension is filed it is given an
original number, but on the allowance of
| the claim the original number is vacated
and thereafter it is known by the number
of the pension certificate.
A. G. p, jr., Milwaukee,, Wis.-The
Pension Bureau probably would hold that
disease of stomach and dyspepsia are pa
thologically related to chronic diarrhea, but
| unless 1T was very aggravated case Of
chronic diarrhea, producing great debility
| it would probably not admit the heart
disease as resulting disability. 1t would
not accept the rheumatism as having re.
suited from the chronic diarrhea.
II. NJ. B., MiddIefield. O.-The Auditor
for the War Department will pay for the
period of military service you actually rem
| dered as shown by the report of the War
Department furnished to him. If any
| mistake has been made in computing the
| period of your military service, you should
| file in the War Department a proper ap.
| plication asking that your military rec,
ord be amended. If it is amended, then
you can file an application with the Aud
itor for the War Department for the ad
| ditional pay.
S. Il. X, Camden, N. J.-If your appli
cation for increase Of pension has been
rejected, the proper course for you to pur
sue is to file another application for in
| crease. You also have the right to appeal
| to the Secretary Of the Interior against
the action of rejection. A soldier who is
| pensioned at $40 per month under the act
of June q, 1890, cannot secure the S1s
| rate unless he is practically totally un
| able to do any manual labor.
I. D. S., Cambridge. O.-The widow OF
| a soldier who was killed in battle during
! the war of the rebellion is entitled t.
whatever bounty he would have been en-
titled to receive had he served out his full
term of enlistment. II the widow of the
| soldier is receiving pension under the
general law, and the imbecile child Of the
soldier was under IL years Of age at the
| date Of the soldiers death, said child, il
the widow is still a pensioner, is entitled
| to restoration to the pension roll at the
| rate of 81 per month. If the widow has
| lost her pension by reason of death oil
| remarriage, then the imbecile child is en-
| titled not only to the 50 on its own &C.
count, but also to the pension that the
widow was receiving at the time Of heI
death or remarriage. The pension when
allowed to the imbecile child will CON
tinue during the period of the disability
S. M.-Yes. your member Of Congress
| can help you to secure the early settle
| ment of your pension claim, provided the
proofs therein are complete. In writing
TO him, you should give him the number
| of your claim as well as the company and
| regiment in which you served.