Claim for Dislocation Allowance

A former member of the Army appealed the disallowance of his claim for a dislocation allowance which arose from his transfer of station. GAO held that, although the member apparently was authorized to reside off post due to nonavailability of Government quarters, it was unclear as to whether he qualified for the allowance since records were not available to show whether his assignment was permanent or temporary. In addition, a determination could not be made as to whether the member had received a dislocation allowance for another change of station during that fiscal year. Since a temporary assignment or a prior payment of the dislocation allowance during the same year would prevent payment, the information available was not sufficient to support a determination of entitlement. Accordingly, under the facts available, the original decision was sustained.