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B-131882, NOV. 2, 1964

B-131882 Nov 02, 1964
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JOSE JANEO: FURTHER REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF JULY 18. REGARDING YOUR CLAIM FOR AN AMOUNT WHICH YOU BELIEVE TO BE DUE YOU ON THE BASIS THAT YOU ARE ENTITLED TO A MONETARY ALLOWANCE IN LIEU OF QUARTERS FOR A DEPENDENT MOTHER FOR AT LEAST THE PERIOD JANUARY 30. YOU ARE ADVISED THAT WE HAVE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED THE STATEMENTS MADE BY YOU IN YOUR LETTER AND THAT. AS WE FIND THEY CONTAIN NO EVIDENCE OR MATERIAL INFORMATION WHICH WE HAVE NOT ALREADY CONSIDERED. YOU WERE ADVISED OF THE CONDITIONS WHICH MUST BE MET TO PERMIT PAYMENT OF THE ALLOWANCE CLAIMED. SINCE YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO FURNISH ACCEPTABLE PROOF THAT THAT THOSE CONDITIONS HAD BEEN MET WHEN YOU FIRST PRESENTED YOUR CLAIM MORE THAN 14 YEARS AGO.

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B-131882, NOV. 2, 1964

TO MR. JOSE JANEO:

FURTHER REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF JULY 18, 1964, REGARDING YOUR CLAIM FOR AN AMOUNT WHICH YOU BELIEVE TO BE DUE YOU ON THE BASIS THAT YOU ARE ENTITLED TO A MONETARY ALLOWANCE IN LIEU OF QUARTERS FOR A DEPENDENT MOTHER FOR AT LEAST THE PERIOD JANUARY 30, 1948, TO APRIL 28, 1949, INCIDENT TO YOUR SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF THE PHILIPPINE SCOUTS.

YOU ARE ADVISED THAT WE HAVE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED THE STATEMENTS MADE BY YOU IN YOUR LETTER AND THAT, AS WE FIND THEY CONTAIN NO EVIDENCE OR MATERIAL INFORMATION WHICH WE HAVE NOT ALREADY CONSIDERED, THEY DO NOT WARRANT ANY MODIFICATION OF OUR PRIOR ACTION IN THIS CASE. IN OUR DECISION OF AUGUST 1, 1957, COPY ENCLOSED, YOU WERE ADVISED OF THE CONDITIONS WHICH MUST BE MET TO PERMIT PAYMENT OF THE ALLOWANCE CLAIMED. HOWEVER, SINCE YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO FURNISH ACCEPTABLE PROOF THAT THAT THOSE CONDITIONS HAD BEEN MET WHEN YOU FIRST PRESENTED YOUR CLAIM MORE THAN 14 YEARS AGO, APPARENTLY BECAUSE NECESSARY RECORDS AND INFORMATION WERE NOT AVAILABLE, WE DOUBT VERY MUCH THAT ANY EVIDENCE FURNISHED BY YOU AT THE PRESENT TIME WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVING YOUR ENTITLEMENT TO THE AMOUNT YOU ARE CLAIMING.

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