B-158291, JAN. 20, 1966
Highlights
BOND: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR RECENT LETTERS REQUESTING FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF YOUR CLAIM FOR AMOUNTS BELIEVED DUE IN THE CASE OF NELSON BOND. YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES PASSED A LAW ON DECEMBER 22. THE RECORD SHOWS THAT THE FIRST NOTICE WE HAD OF YOUR CLAIM WAS YOUR LETTER OF FEBRUARY 18.
B-158291, JAN. 20, 1966
TO MR. THOMAS O. BOND:
REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR RECENT LETTERS REQUESTING FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF YOUR CLAIM FOR AMOUNTS BELIEVED DUE IN THE CASE OF NELSON BOND, YOU GRANDFATHER, WHO YOU STATE DIED FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED WHILE SERVING AS A VOLUNTEER IN THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE CIVIL WAR.
IN THIS REGARD, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES PASSED A LAW ON DECEMBER 22, 1911, 37 STAT. 47, 49, WHICH STATED THAT CLAIMS FOR PAY, BOUNTY, OR OTHER ALLOWANCES GROWING OUT OF SERVICE IN THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE CIVIL WAR MUST BE MADE BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1912. ALL CLAIMS FOR SUCH ITEMS MADE AFTER THAT DATE MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED OR PAID BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
THE RECORD SHOWS THAT THE FIRST NOTICE WE HAD OF YOUR CLAIM WAS YOUR LETTER OF FEBRUARY 18, 1965. THE LIMITATION IMPOSED BY THE ACT OF DECEMBER 22, 1911, ON CLAIMS FOR ARREARS OF PAY, BOUNTY, OR OTHER ALLOWANCES GROWING OUT OF SERVICES OF VOLUNTEERS IN THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE CIVIL WAR, PREVENTS THIS OFFICE FROM GIVING FURTHER CONSIDERATION TO THAT CLAIM.