The National tribune., 1901-03-21
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sugges-
tiOns Made.

titled to a pension of IS per month, with
81 additional per month for each child un-
der IL. the pension dating from the sol
dier's death The widows rate VIII pc
s. instead of 81. because married to the
soldier after March Is, 1856. and after his
service.
+. B.. Hoeberville Mo.-The legal at
torney fee for obtaining increase ol pen,
sion on account of increase OF penSlohed
disability is 81 in all cases filed since
March >, 1891.
f.. r. E.. Windsor, Wis.-Thc matter
of title 10 increase of pension on pensloned
disability is generally determined by the
report of the Examining Surgeons III the
case. Sometimes, however, the affidavit
of the pensioners attending physician ha!
be useful.
W. H. Genoa, \. Y.-When pension
er drawing as dependent parent dies, the
accrued pension may be collected by the
person paying or responsible for the cN-
penses of last illness and burial. If the
ppnsioner left insufficient means to cover
such expenses The widow of a depend
emf father pensioned would not be en-
titled TO the accrued pension unless she
could claim it on above grounds.
]. C. W., Watkins, n. H.-lncrease OF
pension on pensioned disability COM
mences from date of medical examination
nlG IN the case. IL tue HtllSl'h'i N''S -
amined under the application pending at
his death, the widow may complete the
case and receive the increase, If granted,
from date of the medical examination To
the date of the soldiers death.
n. O.. Albany. Mo.-The wife of an in
valid pensioner would not be entitled to
draw part Of his pension for any period
subsequent to the date of his divorce from
her. a widow would be entitled TO pen
.I.-+,, lst,,v mo- a 100
dier after March ,, 1899, if it is proven
that she and the soldier lived together
continuously from marriage until his
death.
a. C. NJ. r., St Joseph, Mich.-Being
under IL on July ], 1880, as well as at
the date of the soldiers death, the child
NAV apply for pension under the general
law without regard to present age.
o, NJ. N, Russiaville, lnd.-lt would
do no harm to return the order for ordi-
nary medical examination and renew the
request previously made for an order for
examination before a specialist. As the
Pension Bureau seems to have denied the
request formerly made, it is doubtful If
any different action will be taken on the
renewed request. If the facts in the case
have been fully shown by medical affida-
Wits filed within six months or year, 1t
is difficult TO suggest any other evidence
that might be of service.
r. P, Light Street, Pa.-Full bounty
was not paid if the soldier was discharged
before two years service for disability
other than wound or injury incurred IN
line of duty.
n. B., Winchester, Ind.-The best way
TO determine the matter of a title TO re-
rating of invalid pension on account or
disability not of a specific character
fwound or injury is to file an application
in the Pension Bureau. The usual rating
in re-rating claims based on disease is
holding that the rates allowed are COM
mensurate with the degrees of disability
shown. Six dollars is the rating for near
ly total deafness of one ear. The slight
deafness of other ear would not be con-
sidered in the rate as the ratings now are.
r. l.. S. S., Bradford, Pa.-An appeal
to the Secretary of the Interior is some
times useful in securing favorable consld-
Grafton of a case rejected by the Pension
Bureau The claimants attorney should
be able TO advise in this matter.
J. NJ. B., Rheatown, Tenn.-lf increase
of pension is claimed on disability result
ing from the pensioned disability, the
claim is regarded as claim for increase
on the pensioned disability and the attor-
ney's fee is 81 if the increase is grant
ed If the claim for increase is made
under the general law on disability not
covered by the general law pension GER
tificate, the attorneys fee is the same as
In an original claim for pension under the
general law; contract may be filed for a
maximum fee of S25, and if no contract
is filed the fee allowed is SO. The same
fee Is allowed in a widows claim under
the general law as in an original invalid
claim under the general law. If claim
was presented at the Pension Bureau be-
fore March 3, 1891, the agent or attorney
In its subsequent presentation before Con-
for Sracia1 rharpn only
81 fee, this amount being certified and
paid in the usual manner upon the order
of the Commissioner of Pensions. If the
claim was not presented at the Pension
Bureau before March 3, 1891, or has no
status before the Pension Bureau and has
never been presented there, an attorney
may charge any reasonable fee for services
before Congress, and after the claim
passes Congress a fee of SO will be cert-
lied through the Pension Bureau on the
allowance of the pension, if the attorney
files a power from the claimant in the
Pension Bureau.
r., Rochester, n. H.-The act Of
March 3, 1901, authorizing restoration of
the pensions of certain remarked widows,
was recently published in The National
w. w. A, DixfeId, Me.--No disability
Is pensionable under the general law I'M
less satisfactorily shown to be due to the
service and line Of duty or TO have arisen
from some other disability originating in
the service and line of duty.
w. J.. o., Beatrice, Neb.-lt Is a fact
that date of marriage is immaterial TO
title to widows pension under the gen
eral law, subject to the proyiSO that if
the parties We're married since March B,
1899, and since the soldiers service, it
must be shown that they lived together
from marriage till the soldiers death, and
this provso does not apply TO claims of
widows based on the Spanish war.
w. V. Nets.-See reply TO X. j.. 5. c.,
above.
l.. c., Mt. Sinai, n. Y.-The general
law rate of pension for loss of sight Of
an eye is So per month. If the failure
of sight of the other eye is clearly due TO
the affection of the blind eye, an additional
rating would be allowed on the eye that is
only partially affected.
j. B. r., Snow Hill, Tenn.-There APP
pears TO be no United States law pre-
scribing the fee which a Notary, Justice
of the Peace or Clerk of the County
Court, etc, may charge for the execution
of a pension voucher. The usual charge
Is p cents unless for some special rea-
son the fee may properly be larger, as,
where the officer has TO 90 TO the pen
sioner's house.
J. c., Coopersville, Mich.-No greater
fee than SO can be obtained by an attor-
pey for securing pension, under the act of
June q, 1890, or act of May 8, 1850.
1he fee law of July 4, 1884, does not ap-
pIu 70 claiTnc Ytndar of bop Of ho