B-131153, SEP. 26, 1957
Highlights
MILLER: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF JUNE 15. WHILE YOU WERE SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY AS A CAPTAIN. THE QUESTION OF YOUR RIGHT TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR YOUR TRAVEL AND THE TRAVEL OF YOUR DEPENDENTS HERE INVOLVED WAS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED ON YOUR REQUEST OF MARCH 2. YOU WERE FULLY ADVISED OF THE LAW AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO YOUR CLAIM AND OF THE REASONS WHY YOU ARE INDEBTED TO THE UNITED STATES. OUR OFFICE IS REQUIRED TO SETTLE CLAIMS ON THE BASIS OF THE APPLICABLE LAW AND REGULATIONS AND THUS HAS NO CHOICE OTHER THAN TO AFFIRM THE PRIOR DECISION IN YOUR CASE. THERE IS NO AUTHORITY FOR REFUNDING TO YOU ANY OF THE PAYMENTS HERETOFORE MADE BY YOU ON YOUR DEBT. YOU SHOULD CONTINUE YOUR MONTHLY REMITTANCES UNTIL THE INDEBTEDNESS IS PAID IN FULL.
B-131153, SEP. 26, 1957
TO MR. ROBERT A. MILLER:
REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF JUNE 15, 1957, CONCERNING YOUR INDEBTEDNESS TO THE UNITED STATES ARISING OUT OF PAYMENT MADE TO YOU AS TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR YOUR TRAVEL AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TRAVEL OF YOUR DEPENDENTS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 21 AND OCTOBER 6, 1951, WHILE YOU WERE SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY AS A CAPTAIN, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.
THE QUESTION OF YOUR RIGHT TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR YOUR TRAVEL AND THE TRAVEL OF YOUR DEPENDENTS HERE INVOLVED WAS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED ON YOUR REQUEST OF MARCH 2, 1957, AND IN OUR DECISION TO YOU DATED MAY 29, 1957, B -131153, YOU WERE FULLY ADVISED OF THE LAW AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO YOUR CLAIM AND OF THE REASONS WHY YOU ARE INDEBTED TO THE UNITED STATES. YOUR LETTER CONTAINS NO RELEVANT FACTS NOT PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED AND DOES NOT WARRANT ANY DIFFERENT ACTION IN THE MATTER. OUR OFFICE IS REQUIRED TO SETTLE CLAIMS ON THE BASIS OF THE APPLICABLE LAW AND REGULATIONS AND THUS HAS NO CHOICE OTHER THAN TO AFFIRM THE PRIOR DECISION IN YOUR CASE. HENCE, THERE IS NO AUTHORITY FOR REFUNDING TO YOU ANY OF THE PAYMENTS HERETOFORE MADE BY YOU ON YOUR DEBT. YOU SHOULD CONTINUE YOUR MONTHLY REMITTANCES UNTIL THE INDEBTEDNESS IS PAID IN FULL.
THE RECORDS OF OUR CLAIMS DIVISION, DEBT BRANCH, SHOW THAT SIX PAYMENTS OF $20 EACH, OR $120, HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND CREDITED ON YOUR DEBT. CORRECTED STATEMENT SHOWING SUCH PAYMENTS WILL BE MAILED TO YOU AT AN EARLY DATE.