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B-142661, JUL. 19, 1960

B-142661 Jul 19, 1960
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PORFIRIA VDA DELA TORRE: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF JUNE 6. WE ARE PRECLUDED FROM TAKING FAVORABLE ACTION ON YOUR CLAIM UNTIL THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL HAS MADE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE AMOUNT TO BE ALLOWED.

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B-142661, JUL. 19, 1960

TO MRS. PORFIRIA VDA DELA TORRE:

REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF JUNE 6, 1960, CONCERNING YOUR CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE FUNERAL EXPENSES OF YOUR HUSBAND, THE LATE PERFECTO DELA TORRE, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, UNITED STATES ARMY.

CONTRARY TO YOUR APPARENT BELIEF, THE CAUSE OF DEATH OF YOUR HUSBAND HAS NO BEARING ON YOUR ENTITLEMENT TO REIMBURSEMENT OF HIS FUNERAL EXPENSES. AS POINTED OUT IN OUR DECISION TO YOU DATED MAY 17, 1960, B-142661, WE ARE PRECLUDED FROM TAKING FAVORABLE ACTION ON YOUR CLAIM UNTIL THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL HAS MADE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE AMOUNT TO BE ALLOWED.

THE REQUIRED DETERMINATION BY THE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED AND WHILE APPRECIATING YOUR FEELINGS IN THIS MATTER, WE MUST AGAIN ADVISE YOU THAT WE MAY NOT GIVE YOUR CLAIM FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION.

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