B-148188, JUN. 19, 1963
Highlights
BOETTNER: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER DATED MAY 29. CARPENTER BY TELEPHONE OF YOUR DISAGREEMENT WITH OUR DECISION AND YOUR REASONS THEREFOR BUT THAT YOU HAVE HEARD NOTHING SINCE THAT OCCASION. YOU STATE FURTHER THAT YOU ARE ENTITLED TO BACK PAY OF APPROXIMATELY $250 FOR 1961 AND 1962 "FOR PARACHUTE PAY AND OTHER REASONS" THAT YOU HAVE NOT YET CLAIMED. RESPECTING APPARENT OVERPAYMENTS IN YOUR PAY ACCOUNT RECORDS WAS OBTAINED FROM COPIES OF THE PAYROLLS AND VOUCHERS ACCESSIBLE TO THE ARMY AUDIT BRANCH OF THIS OFFICE. AFTER ADVISING YOU OF THE STATUS OF YOUR CLAIM BY LETTER OF NOVEMBER 16 THE MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE DEFENSE ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING DIVISION OF THIS OFFICE FOR AUDIT OF YOUR PARACHUTE DUTY PAY.
B-148188, JUN. 19, 1963
TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL ERVEN E. BOETTNER:
REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER DATED MAY 29, 1963, CONCERNING YOUR CLAIM FOR PARACHUTE DUTY PAY FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 15 TO 29, 1960, AND DECISION B-148188, DATED NOVEMBER 16, 1962, RELATING TO YOUR CLAIM. YOU STATE THAT ABOUT NOVEMBER 26, 1962, YOU INFORMED MR. CARPENTER BY TELEPHONE OF YOUR DISAGREEMENT WITH OUR DECISION AND YOUR REASONS THEREFOR BUT THAT YOU HAVE HEARD NOTHING SINCE THAT OCCASION. YOU REQUEST A COPY OF THE LETTER RECEIVED FROM THE FINANCE OFFICER IN WHICH HE INFORMED THIS OFFICE OF OVERPAYMENTS TO YOU IN THE MATTER SO THAT YOU MAY INFORM HIM TO CORRECT HIS RECORDS. YOU STATE FURTHER THAT YOU ARE ENTITLED TO BACK PAY OF APPROXIMATELY $250 FOR 1961 AND 1962 "FOR PARACHUTE PAY AND OTHER REASONS" THAT YOU HAVE NOT YET CLAIMED.
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN OUR LETTER OF NOVEMBER 16, 1962, RESPECTING APPARENT OVERPAYMENTS IN YOUR PAY ACCOUNT RECORDS WAS OBTAINED FROM COPIES OF THE PAYROLLS AND VOUCHERS ACCESSIBLE TO THE ARMY AUDIT BRANCH OF THIS OFFICE. AFTER ADVISING YOU OF THE STATUS OF YOUR CLAIM BY LETTER OF NOVEMBER 16 THE MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE DEFENSE ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING DIVISION OF THIS OFFICE FOR AUDIT OF YOUR PARACHUTE DUTY PAY, AND APPROPRIATE COLLECTION ACTION IN THE EVENT SUCH AUDIT SHOWED THAT YOU WERE INDEBTED TO THE GOVERNMENT.
IF YOU BELIEVE THAT OTHER ITEMS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING WHETHER YOU ARE INDEBTED TO THE GOVERNMENT OR SOME AMOUNT IS DUE YOU, COMPLETE DETAILS CONCERNING SUCH ITEMS SHOULD BE FURNISHED PROMPTLY, TOGETHER WITH THE REASONS WHY YOU THINK THE MONEYS ARE DUE YOU.
UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AN AUDIT REPORT CONCERNING YOUR PAY ACCOUNT WILL BE OBTAINED AND YOU WILL BE ADVISED FURTHER WITH RESPECT TO YOUR CLAIM.