Civil War Veterans Medical Journal of Dr. Thomas H. Hammond of Oxford, Florida, 1896-1903.

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(3-184.)
Attention is invited to the outlines of the human skeleton and figure upon the back of
this certificate, and they should be used whenever it is possible to indicate precisely the location
of a disease or injury, the entrance and exit of a missile, an amputation, &c.
[column 1-instructions]
Insert character
and number of
claim.
Name and rank
of claimant.
Claimant's post-
office address.
Cause of disa-
bility.
If a pensioner, fill
in the amount;
if not, erase the
whole line.
Here give the
claimant's
statement
as briefly and
as compactly
as possible.

Here give a full
description of
the disabili-
ties, in accord-
ance with Book
of Instructions
The actual or
probable origin
of every exist-
ing disability
must be fully
set forth.
Whenever a disa-
bility is shown,
or is believed
to be due to or
aggravated by
vicious habits
the opinion of
the board must
be stated.
When not due
to such habits
this fact must
be stated.
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Increase Pension Claim No. 509.207
[State above whether for original, increase, or restoration.]
William H. Bailey , Rank, Private
Company E, 22 Reg't Ohio Inf Oxford Fla, State,
[Post-office address of the Surgeon.]
Tangerine Fla June 1 , 1898.
[Date of examination.]
I hereby certify that in compliance with the requirement s of the law I have carefully
examine this applicant, who states that he is suffering from the following disability, incurred
in the service, viz: disease of legs result of scurvy and re
sulting weakness, emaciation, general dability
and rheumatism
and that he received a pensions of Ten dollars per month.
He makes the following statement upon which he bases his claim for Increase
[original, increase, restoration, &c.]
Had in the army what was called scurvy, feet
and legs were swollen so that he could not
wear shoes, spots on his legs which still re-
main coming and going, is weak, short of breath
unable to do any work, pains in the arms which
he calls rheumatism.

Upon examination I find the following objective conditions: Pulse rate, 84 ;
respiration, 22 ; temperature, 98. [degrees]; height, 5 feet 6 inches; weight, 118
pounds; age, 62 years.

I find livid spots on the legs varying in size
these he says are the kind he had in the army
and have remained even since ever since. His legs
put on pressure, which caused me to suspect
albummenia. I explained the urine but
found no albumen. On exercising a little
he is short of breath the heart's action so
turbulent that I could not count the pulse
this is due to dability. He complains of pain
in his arms which he calls rheumatism;
it is subjective only now; he has an enlarge
ment of the oleeranon process of right arm
which he calls rheumatism. For scurvy
and general dability his disability is
total, no vicious habits. For rheumatism
1/4 in, for old age fully one half

(OVER.)
. He is, in my opinion, entitled to a
rating for the disability caused by , for that caused
by , and for that caused by
Thos. H. Hammond , Examining Surgeon.
N. B.-- Always forward a certificate of examination whether a disability is found to exist or not.
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