The National tribune., 1902-10-30
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sugges
TORS Made.

G.. W. NJ, Louisville, Ky-In the alb
ssence of official record evidence, or medica
evidence, showing the existence of thu
deafness in the service, it will be neces
sary to furnish very positive and unim
peachable evidence of officers and com
rades to show the existence in service
This is especially true, regardless of thu
character of the disability, in all case:
where the disability is alleged or claimed
on subsequent to the granting of genera
law pension on other disabilities. If yor
have furnished all the evidence you can t.
show the deafness in the service, and thai
evidence is of convincing character, per
haps you would be justified in filing mo
tiOn for reconsideration to have the ad
verse decision on the appeal recOnsidered
The attorney in your case should be able
to advice you as to the best course to pur,
sue.
II. w. B., Pennsylvania.-Ex-sa
are eligible to admission to the various
branches of the National Home, equally
with ex-solders. Address the Governor,
National Military Home, Ohio" if you
wish to enter the Central Branch near
Dayton.
z. c., Mt Sterling, Wis.-The rulings
or orders of one Commissioner of Pensions
are usually binding upon his successors un-
less they are duly revoked or withdrawn.
Subscriber, Jewett, Ohio.-While the
widow is living and drawing pension, OF
course. the child's rate or allowance con-
tinues at only 81 per month, regardless OF
its helpless condition. On the death or
remarriage of the widow the child would
have the full pension; that is to say, un.
der the act of June 81, 1890, rating of
$40 per month.
J. II. P, Troy, n. Y.-If the forearm
and hand are practically useless, it would
seem that the general law rate of pension
in such case should be $50 per month.
r. N, Denver, Coio.-No part of the
commutation allowed through the Surgeon
Generals Office of the War Department
for loss of limbs or total disability of the
same is due until the whole is payable.
Widows of deceased invalid pensions who
drew commutatiOn are not entitled to
fraction of the commutation estimated
from the period that has elapsed since last
payment of the commutation.
A. r. N, Burlington, Vt.-Under the
general pension law dependent relatives"
include fathers and mothers and brothers
and sisters under 16. Under the pension
act of June q, 1890, widows are ''de-
pendent relatives"
T. H., Moscow, Idaho.-The bill, S.
1859, ito increase pension for total deaf
ness" in its present form evidently does
not contemplate making any increase in
the rates under the general law for de-
grees of deafness less than total. 1t is
proposed to increase the rate for total
deafness from $50 to $40.
c. o. j., Methuen, Mass.-Dependen
brothers and sisters have no pension title
unless under 16 when the soldier died. Ap-
plication must also be filed before the age
of IS is attained and the pension termi-
mates at that age.
c. H.. Walton, n Y.-Although in fact
discharged for wound as stated, it is pos
sible that the record indicates that the
discharge was simply because of the end
of the war or services no longer required.
In that event a special act of Congress
would be necessary in order to secure the
balance of unpaid bounty.
G. p. W., Dubuque, Iowa.-The rights
of an attorney of record in a rejected PEN
sion claim hold good for three months af-
ter date of notice of the rejection, with
out further action on his part. In prac-
tiee, in claims for invalid pension under
the act of 1890 and in straight increase
claims a new application may be filed at
once, regardless of the three months, and
the new attorney recognized under the
new application, the new application con-
stituting a new claim in these two classes
of leases. The same practice applies in
the claims of widows under the act of
1880, where the claimants circumstances
have changed since the filing of the re-
plication through another attorney.
S. ]. NJ, Mason Valley, Ark.-Che q.
s. Supreme Court has not yet deciCed the
Government appeal from the U. s. Court
of Claims decision allowing two months
extra pay to the Philippine volunteers of
1899.
J. L., Belle Center, Ohio.-It would be
well for you to file new application for
increase. If less than three months have
elapsed since the last official action on
your rejected increase case, you can con-
tinue to contest that, taking an appeal to
the Secretary of the Interior if it is known
that the Examining Surgeons report war
ranted higher rating on pensioned dis
ability. Your attorney should be able to
advise YOU