B-123745, OCT. 4, 1955

B-123745, OCT. 4, 1955

TO MR. CARL F. ERICKSON:

REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF SEPTEMBER 8, 1955, WITH ENCLOSURE, REQUESTING RECONSIDERATION OF YOUR CLAIM WHICH WAS THE SUBJECT OF OUR DECISION DATED AUGUST 11, 1955, B-123745.

THE DECISION WAS ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY UPON A SPECIFIC REQUEST FOR AN ADVANCE DECISION AS TO WHETHER PAYMENT WAS PROPER ON A VOUCHER STATED IN YOUR FAVOR FOR ADDITIONAL RETIRED PAY AS A RETIRED WARRANT OFFICER OF THE COAST GUARD FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 1949, TO JUNE 30, 1954. THE AMOUNT CLAIMED BY YOU ON THE VOUCHER REPRESENTED THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RETIRED PAY COMPUTED ON THE BASIS OF THE PAY OF WARRANT PAY GRADE W-2 AND THAT COMPUTED ON THE PAY OF WARRANT PAY GRADE W-1. THE REQUEST FOR AN ADVANCE DECISION STATED IN FULL AND COMPLETE DETAIL ALL THE ESSENTIAL FACTS CONCERNING YOUR RETIRED STATUS AS A WARRANT OFFICER OF THE COAST GUARD. ALSO, THERE WAS RECEIVED WITH THAT REQUEST A COPY OF THE LETTER OF OCTOBER 25, 1954, ADDRESSED TO YOU BY THE COMMANDANT OF THE U.S. COAST GUARD. YOU HAVE FORWARDED A PHOTOSTATIC COPY OF THE SAME LETTER OF OCTOBER 25, 1954, WITH YOUR LETTER OF SEPTEMBER 8, 1955.

THE QUESTION OF YOUR RIGHT TO RECEIVE RETIRED PAY IN AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN THAT WHICH HAS BEEN PAID TO YOU EFFECTIVE FROM OCTOBER 1, 1949, WAS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED AND THE REASONS REQUIRING DENIAL OF YOUR CLAIM ARE FULLY SET FORTH IN OUR DECISION OF AUGUST 11, 1955, B 123745, COPY HEREWITH. YOUR LETTER CONTAINS NO INFORMATION OR FACTS NOT PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED AND HENCE, DOES NOT WARRANT ANY DIFFERENT ACTION FROM THAT HERETOFORE TAKEN ON THE MATTER.

AS STATED IN OUR DECISION OF AUGUST 11, 1955, THE CONCLUSION IS REQUIRED THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED RETIRED PAY, EFFECTIVE FROM OCTOBER 1, 1949, IN THE AMOUNT AUTHORIZED BY LAW AND THAT NO ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF RETIRED PAY IS DUE YOU.