The National tribune., 1901-06-06
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sugges'
tiOns Made.

q. D.. Canton. S. D.-A decision of
:he Secretary of the Interior IN a clam
for re-rating of pension may be recohSl!-
cred at any time if motion therefor Is
filed with the Secretary.
NJ. j. B.. Monticello, Mo.-A Slster-ln-
law would have no title TO bounty due il
deceased brother-in-law:
V. +. H., Waupaca, Wis.-No law has
been passed by Congress allowing soldiers
of the rebellion SD per month when they
have reached the age of 40 years. lhere
was a ruling made in 1893. by the Pension
Bureau, that the maximum rate of 81
per month allowed by the act of June -,
1870. should be allowed in all claims for
invalid pension under the act, i'll which
the applicants were % years old.
L. L., y. Y.-It is held that desertIon
from service subsequent to the war of the
rebellion is not bar to invalid pension
under the act of June p, 1880, on account
of rebellion service.
]. w, Waelder. Tex-Ex- Confederates
who enlisted in the L. s. Army or Navy
and incurred disability in line of duty IN
such service may obtain pension uhuer the
general law. But their Confederate SER
vice is now held as barring them from
pension under the act of June -, 1SJO.
f. ID. b.. Woodruff, \. N.-When re
jected claim for increase on pensoned dis
abilities is favorably considered on an
appeal to the Secretary of the Interior, the
increase allowed will naturally commence
from the medical examination had III the
case appealed, without regard to sub
sequent application and examination dur
ing the pendency of the appeal.
g. w. D., Toledo. Ohio.-There was no
bounty law of September, 1868. The re-
cruit bounty of $500 was exceptionally al
lowed to certain Illinois, Indiana and Ohio
regiments in September 1863, by an or
Of ba lNnr nnpo ortm There
a joint resolution of Jan. IL, 1864, eX-
tending to March l, 1864 the allowance
OF the veteran bounty of S4OO and recruit
bounty of $500 previously authorized by
joint resolution of Dec. %, 1868.
=. L. W., Seneca, Mo.-Only certain
provisional regiments organized ed from the
Missouri Enrolled Militia, in 1863, are en-
titled to pension under the general law
and act of June p, 1880:
NJ, Conoyer, n. C.-The sum of rat
ings 6-1S and 1890, rendered in dollars,
is $16. But that would not likely be
the rate allowed. 1t would be more likely
to be So than SIG. If the attorney you
appointed in your pension case was in
good standing at the Pension Bureau and
you had not previously appointed some
other attorney, it is not clear why the at
torney was not recognized.
S. NJ, Brilliant, Ohio.-Under the act
of June q, 1890, the rate allowed for
loss of an eye is So; for total deafness of
one ear and severe of the other, S.. There
is no fixed rate for disability from dys-
pepsia. If you are drawing only So, 1t is
probable that you should have a higher
rating.
]. S., Belfast-When a claim for in
crease on pensioned disabilities is rejected,
it is usually the better course TO file new
application for increase. There is not
much use in appealing to the Secretary of
the Interior unless a certain specified rate
provided by law for a certain condition or
disability is claimed.
a. R. n, Clay City, Ill.-After COM
pleting evidence is filed in pension claim
probably the claimant should wait six
months before calling up the case.
r. I. H, Ottawa, Canada.-UnlesS
there appears reason why deceased
soldier did not receive full bounty and pay
due and payable him at the time of death
there is no use in the heirs applying for
arrears of pay and bounty after his de-
cease. In the case you refer to no reason
appears for the soldier not having received
everything that was due him, unless he
was discharged the first time for wound
or injury incurred in line of duty, but not
in battle, and has collected no bounty since
discharge.
J. A.-$12 per month is the highest rate
allowed under the act of June q, 1890,
no matter how disabled the pensioner may
be.
S. L. s., Wakeeney, Kan.-The state
ment of the Pension Bureau that you have
no case pending is evidently a mistake.
Perhaps your letter to the Secretary of
the Interior was not of such character
as to entitle it to be treated as an appeal.
Appeals should fully describe the case,
including especially the number under
which it is iled in the Pension Bureau
j. ]. c., Drownville-Appeals are ad-
dressed TO the Secretary of the Interior"
at Washington, ID. G. If you wish to ap-
zeal rejected claim for increase on pen
sio9ed disabilities, the appeal should be
made within three months after the date
of the notice of rejection. After making
the appeal in the rejected case. new
application for increase may be sled. The
new application may be fled at once All
appeals should set forth the objection to
the decision rendered by the Pension
Bureau.