Show Corporal Tanner on Total Disability WASHINGTON April 23 Corporal Tanner commissioner of pensions today rendered an important decision in passing upon the application of John Webb late private company mmDu Indiana cavalry for an increase in-crease of pension from 24 to StO per month Webb is receiving the former rate of pension for various varicose veins of tho left leg and asked for an increase on the ground that total disability in the foot now exists In granting the increase asked for tho commissioner says in his opinion that it was not the intention of Congress in using the words total disability dis-ability to debar claimants for pensions from the benefits of the act until the hand or foot arm or leg is worthless or incurable incur-able or incapable of motion and completely useless f6t any purposes whatever Hereafter Here-after he says totst disability shall be held to exist when the affected member by reason rea-son of the wound injury or disease is useless use-less in the performance of ordinary manual labor |