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B-142383, JUN. 3, 1960

B-142383 Jun 03, 1960
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THE DECISION IN QUESTION WAS RENDERED ON MAY 4. YOU WERE OVERPAID DISABILITY COMPENSATION BECAUSE DURING THAT SAME PERIOD YOU WERE ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMY. THAT YOU EXECUTED AN AGREEMENT TO HAVE $62 A MONTH WITHHELD TO LIQUIDATE YOUR INDEBTEDNESS MENTIONED ABOVE. ANY INQUIRY YOU MAY HAVE WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLICATION OF THE DECISION TO YOUR DISABILITY COMPENSATION PAYMENTS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THAT AGENCY.

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B-142383, JUN. 3, 1960

TO MR. HARRY R. HALL:

IN LETTER OF MAY 16, 1960, YOU REFER TO COMMITTEE ACTION NO. 261, MILITARY PAY AND ALLOWANCE COMMITTEE, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, AND REQUEST INFORMATION AS TO THE STATUS OF OUR DECISION CONCERNING SUCH COMMITTEE ACTION. YOU SAY,"I AM MOST INTERESTED IN YOUR DECISION AS MY V.A. DISABILITY BECOMING STRAIGHTEN OUT DEPENDS ON YOUR DECISION.'

THE DECISION IN QUESTION WAS RENDERED ON MAY 4, 1960, B-142383, TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, COPY ENCLOSED. THAT DECISION GENERALLY INVOLVES THE RIGHT TO PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF MENTALLY INCOMPETENT PERSONS ENLISTED OR INDUCTED INTO THE ARMED FORCES.

IT APPEARS FROM RECORDS FURNISHED US BY THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION THAT DURING THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 7, 1956, TO AUGUST 31, 1957, YOU WERE OVERPAID DISABILITY COMPENSATION BECAUSE DURING THAT SAME PERIOD YOU WERE ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMY. YOUR ORIGINAL INDEBTEDNESS AS REPORTED HERE AMOUNTED TO $2,146.30. THE RECORDS FURTHER SHOW THAT EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1959, THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZED THE PAYMENT OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION TO YOU AT THE RATE OF $137.60 A MONTH, AND THAT YOU EXECUTED AN AGREEMENT TO HAVE $62 A MONTH WITHHELD TO LIQUIDATE YOUR INDEBTEDNESS MENTIONED ABOVE.

PRESUMABLY YOUR INQUIRY HAS REFERENCE TO YOUR LIABILITY FOR THE INDEBTEDNESS WHICH AROSE BY REASON OF THE OVERPAYMENTS OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION MADE TO YOU BY THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION. FOR AN EXPRESSION OF OUR VIEWS AS TO THE LEGAL LIABILITY OF THE PERSONS CONCERNED FOR CERTAIN OVERPAYMENTS MADE TO THEM BY THE UNITED STATES, SEE THE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 6 AND 7 IN THE ABOVE-MENTIONED DECISION OF MAY 4, 1960. QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE PAYMENT OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION, HOWEVER, COME UNDER THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION AND NOT THIS OFFICE. HENCE, ANY INQUIRY YOU MAY HAVE WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLICATION OF THE DECISION TO YOUR DISABILITY COMPENSATION PAYMENTS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THAT AGENCY.

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