The National tribune., 1903-04-23
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sugges.
tons Made.

Geauga, Ohio-If your claim is for in
crease of pension on pensioned disability
and you were examined in January last, il
is high time You We're hearing from the
Pension Bureau. Consult your attorney.
c. W. A, Salifon. n. 1.-The new act OF
March ., 1908, applies only to those gen
eral law pensioners drawing on account of
loss or total disability of limb.
Subscriber Knox, -Pa.-There is no Z.
s. law protecting pension money after ii
is drawn by the pensioner, nor property
purchased with pension money.
j. G. H., Walnut Grove, Ky-A soldier
that was sent home on sick furlough be-
fore April ., 1865. and failed to return to
his regiment before its muster-out. would
have to show very clearly that during the
entire period he was physically unable to
return or to report to the nearest military
authorities.
J. W.. Enfield, Ill.-There is no speci-
fed rating either for hemOrrhage or for
catarrh of the head proven of service
origin. Nor is there specified rating for
n discharge from the ear. The rate for
total deafness of one ear is so per month.
Il. +. W., Macon, Mo.-See reply to
c. w. A, above. The pensioner you refer
to evidently receives the $50 rate for total
inability to perform any manual labor.
Fl. NJ. H., Elk Fork, Ky.-See reply to
G. w. A., above. If you are so disabled
in consequence of disability of proven
service origin as to require aid and attend
ance in dressing and undressing. etc, but
not constant care of any other person, You
will probably be allowed the rating of $50
provided by act of July IA. 1892, for such
cases. Your case should be heard from
within month or SO after the medical
examination.
w. A. r., Weliston, Mo.-The general
law rate of pension for total deafness of
one ear and partial of the other is $50,
SO OF S27, according to the degree of
deafness of the ear not totally deaf. If
you are pensiOned under the act of June
q, 1890, these rates will not apply to
your case. as the highest rate under that
law for any degree or character of dis
ability is So per month.
o. g., Silverton, Ore.-The increases
allowed by the new act of March ., 1908.
will in general be granted without any
application from the pensioner. If you
wish to do so, write the Commissioner of
Pensions.
j. H. T., Lansing. Minn.-See reply to
Subscriber, Knox. Pa, above.
J. w. r., Camden, Ohio-What you re-
fer to is the additional bounty law of July
%, 1866. 1t expired by limitation on July
/, 1880. Claims for additional bounty
under the law must have been filed before
that date to be valid.
J. w. F.. Manchester, Ohio-The new
act of March 2, 1903. provides rate of
$50 per month for loss of both a hand and
a foot or total disability of same. A pen
si0ner could not lawfully receive 500 for
amputarion of leg at or near. hip joint
and the same amount for amputatiOn of an
arm a. or near shoulder joint. Unless
there is an amputation of limb. the
highest rate on same is SAG per month.
A. d. c., Tallmanville, Pa.-The act of
March 2, 1908, provides rating of SAG
per month for loss or total disability of
arm. If there is. an amputatiOn it must be
at or above the elbow; otherwise the rate
would be $40.
r. H.. Ventura, Calf the mother Of
the soldier is practically dependent upon
her own exertions or the contributions of
others not legally bound to aid her for her
support, she would be entitled to mother
pension if it is shown that the son died
from causes originating in the service and
line of duty It would need to be shown
that the. stepfather is unable to, or If able,
does not. support the mother.
= G.. w. Y. Stamford, .Conn.-You can
amend your original claim to explain and
show the true cause of disability alleged,
but cannot add what is properly something
new by way of disability and obtain rating
thereon. from date of filing said original
application. s.s.,.s.l.i- -.