Branch, Theophilus in the Union Army; Winn, Rapides, LA
Submitter: Junior Branch
Date: 17 Oct 2006
Source: NARA
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Theophilus Branch and his widow, Mary Dyess Branch.
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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
it is possible to indicate precisely the location of a disease or injury
the entrance and exit of amissile,an amputation,& c.
The absence of a member from a session of a board and the reason
therefor,if known and the name of the absentee,must be indorsed upon
each certificate.

Insert character      Original     Pension Claim NO 973458

and number of claim

Name and rank    Theophilus Branch   Rank Private
of Claimant
                 Company C, 2 Regt  La Vols    / Gaars Mill La  state,
Claimants Post Office
Gaars Mills La   /July the 10th, 1891.

I hereby certify that in compliance with the requirements of the law I carefully examined this
applicant, who states that he is suffering from the following disability, incurred in the service,
viz: Rupture

If a pensioner, fill in the amount; Ifnot, erase the whole line (line drawn through).

He makes the following statement upon which he bases his claim for original

The Claimant say he was in the military service and was thrown from a horse
near morganza  La and was struck by the horses fore foot in the left
ingunal region which was followed by rupture in about 6 months and he
belives that the cause of his rupture

Upon examination we find the following objective conditions;Pulse rate,72
respiration 20 temperature,98 3/5 height 6 feet 1/2 inches;weight,136
pounds;age,70 years

And upon examination ofthe claimant I find a reducuble ingunal hernia
(left side) decending through the external abdamnalring into the
scrotum there is no  strangulation or adhesious at either of the rings
nor any other conflicutrous I find senile dibility.Judging from claimant
age,ffebleness and his hernia I think he is about 3/4 incupucitated to do
manual lobor about 1/4 from the hernia and about 1/2 from old age
I find no evidencs of disability attributable to vicious practices





He is in my opinion entitled to a fourth (1/4) rating for disability
caused by hernia one half(1/2) for that caused by old age



                                            D.H Caldwell M.D.