B-128589, AUG. 22, 1957
Highlights
WE EXPLAINED TO YOU THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY HAD DETERMINED THAT YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO ANY BENEFITS UNDER THE MISSING PERSONS ACT. THAT SUCH DETERMINATION WAS FINAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY OUR OFFICE. SINCE WE ARE WITHOUT AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER YOUR CLAIM. ANY FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE IN THE MATTER WILL SERVE NO USEFUL PURPOSE AND WILL BE FILED WITHOUT REPLY.
B-128589, AUG. 22, 1957
TO MR. TEODOLE L. CASOON:
YOUR LETTER OF JUNE 13, 1957, WITH ENCLOSURES, REQUESTS FURTHER REVIEW OF THE ACTION OF OUR OFFICE WHICH DENIED YOUR CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION AS A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE MISSING PERSONS ACT, PUBLIC LAW 490, 56 STAT. 143, AS AMENDED.
IN OUR DECISIONS OF AUGUST 27, 1956, AND FEBRUARY 12, 1957, WE EXPLAINED TO YOU THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY HAD DETERMINED THAT YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO ANY BENEFITS UNDER THE MISSING PERSONS ACT, AS AMENDED, AND THAT SUCH DETERMINATION WAS FINAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY OUR OFFICE.
THEREFORE, SINCE WE ARE WITHOUT AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER YOUR CLAIM,ANY FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE IN THE MATTER WILL SERVE NO USEFUL PURPOSE AND WILL BE FILED WITHOUT REPLY.