The National tribune., 1902-07-17
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered. and Sugges'
tons Made.

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you speak of has become law, or ever
passed one House of Congress.
II. c., Almena. Kan.-The bounty aci
of July 20, 1883, particularly benefited
three years volunteers enlisted before July
%, 1861, but mustered after Aug. T., 1861
and who were discharged before two
years service for reasons other thar
wound or injury incurred in line Of duty
The allowance of communication OF ration:
for period of captivity, so far as the arm!
Is concerned, rests upon an old statute
in section 1888, Revised Statutes. Apply
to Commissary General of Subsistence, U
s. A, Washington, ID. G.
NJ. n. NJ. New Grand Chain, 1ll.-Un
der existing law a claimant for widow s
pension who remarrieS has the right t(
complete her claim and receive the pen
sion up to date of her remarriage. If hel
claim was rejected under the old law thai
barred her after remarriage, she cannot
complete her claim if the soldiers children
under 16 received the entire pension, that
Is, were pensioned as if no widow .hat
survived or had died without making ap
plication.
C. W., Big Sandy, Tenn.-The pro
vision for increasing the maximum rate
under the act of June 81, 1890, from 81:
to $50. passed the House as an amend
ment Of the bill to increase the genera
law rates of those who have lost limbs oil
are totally disabled in same, which had
previously passed the Senate. The
amended bill was not again considered by
the Senate but may come up when Con
gress convenes in December.
Subscriber, st. Louis, Mo.-See reply
to II. c., above.
"a Mothers Pension" McConnelsville
Ohio.-Under the pension laws, if the sol
dier left widow or legitimate child un,
der 16, dependent parents cannot obtain
pension. The only recourse in such cases
Is to Congress, for pension by special
act.
j. S. B., Weston's Mills. N. Y.-If a
disability was formally, withdrawn from
q claim, probably it should be renewed
by a formal application or affidavit when
the claimant finds the necessary proof can
be obtained. The pension on such dis
ability would date from the filing of the
first application thereon.
]. NJ S., Chicago.-It is not understood
what bill before Congress you have refer
ence to.
D. u. So. Canaan, Pa.-If the theory
Of the attending physician of pensioner
rs to the results of his pensioned disabil-
ity is not accepted by the Pension Bureau,
the only thing left to do is to appeal to
the Secretary of the Interior. Even then
unless the conclusions of the attending
physician are sustained by medical
science, there is no hope of favorable
decision.
l. L. S., Onachita, La-Though you
enlisted for three years before July %,
1861, you are not benefited by the boun-
ty act of July 2G. 1888, because you be-
came entitled to and received Sf00 boun-
ty under the act of July %, 1861, by
serving to the end of your term of enlist
ment The bounty act of 1883 IS not an
additional bounty" law.
r. B., Marion, Ind.-It is held at pres
ent that children over 16 on July 1. 1880,
are not entitled to pension under the gen
eral law unless they applied for pension
before becoming 16.
j. NJ, Albion. Mich.-See replies to H.
G. and l. L. S., above. You have received
all bounty to which you are entitled un-
der existing laws.
W. J. B., Lawrence, Mass-See reply
to G. W., above.
]. NJ, Quebec, Canada-Likely you
will have no difficulty in securing another
voucher. You should, however, explain to
the U. S. Pension Agent the loss of the
former voucher.
A. NJ, Tenn.-When pension case has
been adversely decided on appeal, mo-
tiOn for reconsideration may at once be
fled with the Secretary of the Interior,
or additional evidence may be filed in the
Pension Bureau first and then motion
for reconsideration filed. The general pen
sion law does not give the Government
the advantage of all doubts" in pension
claims, nor does it require that doubts be
resolved against the claimant. If there is
difficulty in determining what disabilities
you have that are attributable to the serv-
Ice, and you are in fact very materially
disabled, there would probably be no diff
Guilty in securing some relief by pension
under the act Of June u, 1890.
j. NJ. D.-The bill to increase the gen.
eral law pensions of those who lost limbs
or are totally disabled in same has not
become law. No bill has passed either
house of Congress to increase the pensions
Of those drawing $50 on account of total
inability to perform any manual labor.
E. ii. D., Ottawa, Kan.-Your attorney
should be able to advise you. Without a
knowledge as to just what additional evi
dence was called for, and as to the sub
stance of the afiidavits you furnished in
compliance with the request for additional
evidence, it is difficult to advise. II the
afidavits you furnish fairly covered the
official requirements, and the witnesses
are not impeached, perhaps an appeal to
the Secretary of the Interior is warranted
]. A. S., Cavendish, Ky.-You do no,
state the case clearly. II the soldier was
formerly pensioned under the ger eral law
and now wishes to see if he cannot gel
more under the general law than he is
receiving under the act of 1890, the form
Of application to use is the ordinary ap
plication for increase, claiming an increase
Of rate under the general law. Unless
your name is actually different from what
II given in your pension certificate, you
cannot get the pension certificate changed
simply because you never sign as you
name appears in your certificate. Initials
are not regarded as names. If the soldier
does not remember what he was pensioneC
for under the general law, the Pension Bu
reau would probably inform hiTs.
w. F. F., New York City-The film,
Of a new claim for increase on pensionet
disability while former similar claim il
apparently still pending, is Objectionable
only in that il the new medical examina
ton had under the new claim should b,
regarded as unfavorable, it might defea
the former claim as well as the new claim
even if the examination under the forme
claim was favorable. A member Of Con
gress, even when absent from Washing
ton, can usually ascertain the officia
status Of pension case and secure actor
more quickly than a claimant or his at
torney. Ask your member Of Congress
to call up your case.
e. z. F., Leavenworth, Kan.-Th
widow of an invalid pensioner of the wa
Of the rebellion who died Of disability no
due to the service, could probably obtai
pension under the act OF June II, 1885,
II married to him before the date OF tina
law If the Mexican war soldier wa
pensioned under the service-pension act Q
1887 and not because of the soldier