The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-04-09

what sort of additional evidence should be
procured if possible and filed in your re-
jected pension claim. Generally speak
ing, the additional evidence should be
! the best evidence you can procure that
has not already been furnished.
A. r., Waxahachee. Textile increase
of pension Oh pensiOned disability COM
mences from date of favorable medical
examination held under the application on
| which the increase is claimed. BY favor
able" is to be understood Favorable from
the Pension Bureau point of view. If
your former increase claim was rejected.
| it was because the Pension Bureau did
not regard the report of the Examining
| Surgeons as justifying an increase of Your
pension. 1t is hardly likely that this view
will be reconsidered on your present claim
for increase.
Subscriber. MorristOwn, n. Y-Under
the act of March ., 1903, those pensoned
at $50 for loss of i limb or total disability
of the same will receive SIG per month
from the date of the act.
Z. j. L.. Marshall, Mich.-The act of
March ,. 1909, relates only to pensioners
under the general law. All provision re-
iating to pensioners under the act of 1890
was stricken out of the bill in conference
and did not become Il law. There is no
provision in any law to furnish artificial
limbs to eN-soldiers who nave lost limbs
from causes not due to service and line
of duty.
II. l.. P. Speed. W. ya.-The Pension
Bureau letter rejecting your claim for in
crease of your general law pension means
that the certain disabilities mentioned, on
which you claimed increase of pension as
resulting from the specifically named PEN
stoned disability, are to be regarded as
covered by the name applied TO your pen
stoned disability, and that therefore your
present rate of pension covers said disa-
bilities. As to the other disabili-
yen wish them considered as basis for a
higher rating of pension under the general
law, You must show them due TO the SER
vice in some other way than as alleged
A. NJ, Lafayette. Ind.-If your new
claim for increase should be successful.
you will obtain the increase from date of
medical examination Hereunder. If in
addition the appeal of your rejected claim
for increase is successful. then the increase
will date back to the medical examina-
ton You had under the old claim.
Inquirer, jamestown. n. You are
mistaken. The proposition to allow rate
of $50 per month to act of 1890 pension
ers in practically helpless condition was
finally defeated. being dropped off the
MANNED soldiers increase bill (act of
March 2, 1908. in conference
+. w. L.. Los Angeles. Calais you
are receiving $50 per month. the new act
of March 2, 1903. will not benefit you, in
asmuch as the increased rate for total
disability of the leg is only SAG.
W. II. B. G. c.. Cherryhill. Mich-lf
the disability for which you are pensioned
is confined to the arm it would seem that
you should have more than S24 per month
and be entitled to the benefit of the new
act of March 2. 1893.
G. b. S.. Ottawa, Kan.-The act of
July IA, 1862. seems to have first recog-
nized as pensiOnable- non-enlisted persons
mourning wound or injury while serving
OH such vessels as the Elliott Ram FIeet.
J. +. D.. FOrestville, Conn-There is
no law providing Sc per month to sol
diers who are 60 years of age. or So per
month to those who are IS years of age.
]. d., Danvillc, Ill.-See reply to C. j.
L.. above.
Z. Z. H.. Union City. Pa.-If the SOL
der was paid for 30 days service. tits
held that he is toNbe regarded as having
served 90 days. notwithstanding that on
the face of his discharge it would appear
that he was discharged before 90 days
service. Being held to service for 90 DAYS.
or more. he is regarded as serving at y
90 days