B-125386, DEC 1, 1955
Highlights
BARD: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF AUGUST 12. UPON A RECONSIDERATION OF YOUR CLAIM IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT YOU ARE ENTITLED DURING THE INDICATED PERIOD TO PER DIEM AS AUTHORIZED IN THE JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS FOR PERSONNEL OF THE ARMED FORCES IN A TRAVEL STATUS IN JAPAN. IN THAT CONNECTION IT IS NOTED THAT YOUR CLAIM WAS STATED FOR THE SUM OF $435.60. INDICATING THAT IT WAS COMPUTED ON THE BASIS OF DEDUCTIONS FROM THE ESTABLISHED RATE BECAUSE QUARTERS WERE AVAILABLE TO YOU BUT WITHOUT DEDUCTION FOR AVAILABLE MEALS OTHER THAN FOR TWO MEALS ACTUALLY FURNISHED TO YOU EN ROUTE TO YOUR TEMPORARY STATION ON JULY 3. A DEDUCTION OF 10 PERCENT OF THE TRAVEL PER DIEM ALLOWANCE RATE APPLICABLE WAS REQUIRED FROM PER DIEM ACCRUING TO OFFICER MEMBERS FOR EACH MEAL AVAILABLE AT AN INSTALLATION OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES WHERE PERFORMING TEMPORARY DUTY.
B-125386, DEC 1, 1955
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HENRY H. BARD, M. D.:
DR. BARD:
REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF AUGUST 12, 1955, REQUESTING REVIEW OF OUR SETTLEMENT OF JULY 14, 1955, WHICH DISALLOWED YOUR CLAIM FOR A TRAVEL PER DIEM ALLOWANCE INCIDENT TO TRAVEL AND TEMPORARY DUTY PERFORMED DURING THE PERIOD JULY 3 TO SEPTEMBER 21, 1954, UNDER ORDERS OF THE U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL, NAVY 3923, FLEET POST OFFICE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, DATED JUNE 30, 1954.
UPON A RECONSIDERATION OF YOUR CLAIM IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT YOU ARE ENTITLED DURING THE INDICATED PERIOD TO PER DIEM AS AUTHORIZED IN THE JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS FOR PERSONNEL OF THE ARMED FORCES IN A TRAVEL STATUS IN JAPAN. IN THAT CONNECTION IT IS NOTED THAT YOUR CLAIM WAS STATED FOR THE SUM OF $435.60, INDICATING THAT IT WAS COMPUTED ON THE BASIS OF DEDUCTIONS FROM THE ESTABLISHED RATE BECAUSE QUARTERS WERE AVAILABLE TO YOU BUT WITHOUT DEDUCTION FOR AVAILABLE MEALS OTHER THAN FOR TWO MEALS ACTUALLY FURNISHED TO YOU EN ROUTE TO YOUR TEMPORARY STATION ON JULY 3, 1954.
PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 1, 1954, A DEDUCTION OF 10 PERCENT OF THE TRAVEL PER DIEM ALLOWANCE RATE APPLICABLE WAS REQUIRED FROM PER DIEM ACCRUING TO OFFICER MEMBERS FOR EACH MEAL AVAILABLE AT AN INSTALLATION OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES WHERE PERFORMING TEMPORARY DUTY, AND FOR THAT PURPOSE MEALS WERE CONSIDERED AS FURNISHED BY THE GOVERNMNET EVEN THOUGH THE MEMBERS WERE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR SUCH MEALS. PARAGRAPH 4254 2, JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS. IN SECOND INDORSEMENT OF SEPTEMBER 20, 1954, TO YOUR BASIC ORDERS, BY WHICH YOUR TEMPORARY DUTY AT SASEBO, JAPAN, WAS TERMINATED, IT IS STATED THAT GOVERNMENT QUARTERS AND MESSING FACILITIES WERE AVAILABLE FOR YOU WHILE AT THAT COMMAND. IN VIEW OF SUCH STATEMENT A DEDUCTION FROM THE PER DIEM PRESCRIBED OF 10 PERCENT PER MEAL OR 30 PERCENT PER DAY FOR THE PERIOD PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 1, 1954, IS REQUIRED IN ADDITION TO THE DEDUCTIONS FOR QUARTERS FURNISHED. YOUR CLAIM WILL BE SETTLED ON THAT BASIS IN A SETTLEMENT TO ISSUE IN DUE COURSE.