The National tribune., 1902-06-26
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sugges.
tons Made.

A. ]. G., Worcester. Nt.-An Invalid
pensioner may file a new application for
increase Immediately after being rejected,
if he wishes to. If the arm is practically
useless from causes due to the service, the
pensioner wculd be entitled to $50 on the
arm alone; Sc more than he is now recelv-
ing If his eyesight is so affected from
causes of service origin that he requires
more or less aid or attendance in going
about, probably he could get $50 per
month. He could hardly get So, the next
higher rate, unless unable to distinguish
objects.
NJ. b. W., Fairoaks, Cal-The bill in
creasing the general law rate of Invalid
pension for total deafness has not become
n law The original bill was introduced
by Senator Beveridge, of Indiana.
A. II. R-The Pension Bureau will not
furnish copies of the report of a medical
examination, but the claimant or his at
torney may inspect the report. Even II
an appeal is pending before the Secretary
of the Interior. additional evidence may
be filed in the Pension Bureau; but while
the appeal is pending. the case cannot be
reopened there without the consent of the
Secretary. If an invalid pensioncr under
the general law was rated as an enlisted
man, whereas he was in fact an officer
ut the time of origin of his pensioned dis
ability, his pension can be rerated.
J. w. B.. Utica. \. Y.-By requesting
the issuance of new order for eXamln-
alton III place of the expired order, and
stating your readiness to be examined.
the Pension Bureau will issue another ex-
animation order. Inasmuch as your case
was rejected on former examinations it
h1,- hn -a1 for Won To N
examination if a new order is issued.
NJ. W., MOrrissa, Ill-The original ad-
ditional bounty act of July %, 1866, was
extended from time to time by supplement
tai acts, finally expiring July /. 1880. You
evidently received all the bounty to which
you were entitled-$1O0 original and 500
additional.
F. H.. Milwaukee, Wis.-Unless salts
factory evidence can be procured that the
hernia was incurred in service and line of
duty. the SUPERINTENDENT, Q. S. A, will
not issue truss.
II. c.. National Home. Na.-A member
of Congress is about the only person of
late years who can find out just what is
of record favorable or unfavorable to a
pension claim. Without knowing the exact
character of adverse record evidence, it
is impossible to say whether it could be
overcome by other evidence.
F. H. B., Cambria. Wis.-Your state
ment is not understood. Only U. S. Off
GERS are prohibited (by q. S. Statute,
from charging for the administering oaths
to pension vouchers. They are not re
quired to fill out the vouchers free of
charge. If the wife has legal notice Of
the divorce, she would have no right as
widow under the pension laws or any 9th
er law.
Stanton.-The guardians of pensioners
are no longer required to make annual re-
ports to the Commissioner of Pensions.
J. c.. National Military Home. Kan
There is no fixed rate for gunshot wound
of head. 1t would be possible for pen
sioner to receive as high as SO per month
under the general law for the effects of
such a wound.
u. R.. Kokomo. Ind.-The act of
March 3. 1863. would not entitle you to
full 500 bounty on your One-year enlist
ment in February, 1865. unless you were
discharged because of expiration of term
of service" and the bounty was denied
because your term fell few days short
nf heinp 81 full ypor