[Claim for Retroactive Payment of Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan Annuity]

The Air Force requested a decision on the payment of a deceased member's retirement annuity from a suspended account. GAO held that the member's dependent child was entitled to only a portion of the suspended annuity, since the remaining portion of his claim was more than 6 years old and was barred under statutory limitations. Accordingly, the claim was partially allowed.