Total number of claims returned to the adjudicating divisions on review, incomplete..... Total number of claims referred to other divisions of the Bureau 48, 777 2,714 Total number of claims reviewed 245, 255 And it is estimated that there were rejected by reason of no benefit, claimant being pensioned at an equal or higher rate under another law. Leaving rejections on medical grounds Of the whole number of rejected claims as noted above, there were rejected by this board on legal grounds 13, 498 5,000 89, 421 Total... 107, 919 APPEALS TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR FROM THE REJECTION OF CLAIMS BY THIS BUREAU. Total number of appeals received during the year ended June 30, 1899...... 8, 845 Number of appeals dismissed on motion of the Commissioner 556 178 Number of claims in which the action of the Commissioner has been affirmed. Number of claims in which the action of the Commissioner has been reversed where MOTIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION OF FORMER DECISIONS OF THE SECRETARY. Total number of motions filed during the year ended June 30, 1899. 199 0 Number of motions in which action has been reversed.. 191 APPEALS AS TO FEES OF ATTORNEYS. Total number of appeals received during the year ended June 30, 1899... Fee appeals dismissed on motion of this Bureau Total number of fee appeals acted on by the Secretary MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF QUESTIONS OF FEE. 330 79 53 160 11 303 8 62 Total number of fee motions acted on by the Secretary 8 Total number of cases in which question of contested fee has been determined without appeal ... 3, 309 CASES ACTED ON UNDER THE ACT OF DECEMBER 21, 1893—THIRTY-DAY DESK. Total number of pensioners dropped after lawful notice.... 519 117 Total number of cases in which recovery of erroneous payment has been made.. 159 795 Rejection section: Total number of letters and circulars written 213, 277 In my judgment this report shows that the members of this board have been diligent and faithful in their efforts to aid you in the early adjudication of claims before the Bureau. Very respectfully, Hon. H. CLAY EVANS, F. D. STEPHENSON, Commissioner of Pensions. TABLE NO. 28.—Statement showing value of pension roll June 30 of each year and amount paid the following fiscal year. NOTE.-June 30, 1890, the annual value of the roll was $72,052,143. The act of June 27, 1890, had just passed, under which many claims were allowed, and the next year there was paid out $116,979, 172. June 30, 1891, the value being $89.247,200, there was paid out the fiscal year following $139, 159,356. The annual value of the roll had grown to $116,879.867 by the close of that fiscal year-June 30, 1892— and there was paid out the following year $156.740,467. The difference between the annual value at the close of the year and the amount paid the following year is accounted for by first payments, reissues from new law to old, accrued pensions, and payments to widows and minors whose pensionable period has passed and the accumulated pension is granted and the pensioner comes on the roll for the one payment, then is dropped under "deaths, marriages, minors, or "for other causes. The annual value of the roll June 30, 1899, is greater than ever before. TABLE NO. 29.-Showing number of employees, amounts appropriated for salaries and for special examinations from July 1, 1864. a Prior to 1875 the cost of examinations of claims was paid from the appropriation for "Contingent fund." 150 special examiners for field examinations, added by Commissioner Dudley, have been continued each year since at $1,300 per annum, $195,000, and are included in number of employees and amount in appropriations. |