The National tribune., 1903-07-30
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Slgges.
tiOnS Made.

n. r., st. Louis, Mott seems that a
pensioner may make & present to al
most any one who has helped him in his
pension claim, except his recognized at
torney.
Stanton.-The fact that the Pension
Bureau rejects the claim on the ground
that it does not appear of record that the
applicant actually served, etc, would indl-
cate he himself was never actually enroll
cd or mustered. If he were enrolled or
mustered. it would not matter what name
he served under. whether his father
name or some other name.
r. A. H.. Scranton. Pa.-1f your claim
is for increase of pension on pensioned
disability. you were examined nine months
ago, and the last required evidence hled
two months ago, yOu should have heard
from the case by this time. Consult your
attorney.
ID. S., Mt. Vernon. Ill.-The report of
the Pension Examining Surgeons would
be practically final as to the question OF
the exact point of an amputatlon. Ii
YOU wish to get a higher rating on your
arm, you should make application for in
crease in due form.
C. W. Taburg. \. Y.-1f the soldier
died of disability for which he was pen
stoned under the general law, his widow
is entitled to widows pension under the
general law. As she was married to him
after his service and after March 19,
1886 her rate of pension will be the same
as that under the act of June q, 1S9O,
hut she will draw arrears from the date
of the soldiers death. If the widow mar
ried the soldier since March 3, 1899. If
must be shown that they lived together
up to the date of his death.
Subscriber. Bozeman, Mont-lf you
were notified by the Commissioner of
Pensions that a pension certificate has
been issued to you, but it has not come to
hand after some weeks, write to the u.
S. Pension Agent through whom the PEN
sion is made payable.
C. A. S. Tunbridge. Vt.-The bounty
act of July 20. 1888. relates only to those
three-years volunteers enlisted before
July 22. 1861.
c. H. S. Pittsfield. Me.-You cannot
get more than S24 per month. unless you
are wholly disabled for all manual la
bo- in consequence of your general law
pensioned disabilities. There is no law
fixing the rating for loss of an eye.
d. +. F., Limington. Me.-The dura-
ton of the investigation of a pension
claim 10y the Special Examination Divi-
sion of the Pension Bureau depends upon
how widely scattered the witnesses are.
A claim may be under investigation for
several years.
C. III. Walton, \. Y.-So far as
United States law is concerned. pension
money is not distinguishable from any
other money after it is paid over to the
Observation-Disclosures he puts it in bank or
not
W. T. NJ. Red Cloud, Neb.-None of
the disabilities yOu mention have any
fixed rates under the general law except
rupture Complete inguinal rupture of
one side is rated at $40.
f. F.. Alden. Pa.-To obtain pension
under the act of June 81, 1880, 80 days
or more must have elapsed from date of
enrolment in L. S. service to end of the
term for which the soldier or sailor was
paid If death was due to the service,
the widow could obtain pension under the
general law regardless of term of service.
J. II. T.. Lansing. Minn.-A U. S.
pensioner is free to take up homestead
in Canada without forfeiting his pension.
L.. Missouri.-See rep'y to j. III. L.
above. Even naturalization as British
subject would not forfeit Q. S. pension.
NJ. B.-If You wish TO file new claim
for increase. pending the settlement of
the old claim now under investigation,
there is no objection to your doing so.
A p. c.. Williamsport, Pa.-There are
no fixed ratings for the diseases you men
ton For total inability to perform
manual labor the general law rate is $50.
Mrs. NJ. F. L.. Kokomo. Ind.--There is
no provision of law restoring a remarked
widow TO her homestead rights as a sol
dier's widow. There is no measure of this
sort now pending before Congress.