Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1900 — New Pension Ruling. [ARTICLE]

New Pension Ruling.

A new ruling by the pension department makes it possible for all soldiers over sixty-five years of age to get a pension. The ruling is as follows: “Claimants who have attained the age of 65 years are, wholly disabled for manual labor within the meaning of the law, and are entitled to the maximum rating under the act of June 27, ]898.' “Claimants who attain the age of 65 years shall be entitled to at least the mimimum rate under the act, unless the evidence discloses an unusual vigor and ability for labor in one of that age. “A declaration stating that the claimant is of that age, is sufficient allegations in a case of that kind, even if no other disabling clause is set forth, but complete proof should be required, showing the actual age of the claimant.”