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B-147846, FEB. 23, 1962

B-147846 Feb 23, 1962
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WE SAID THAT NO PAID BILLS HAVE BEEN FURNISHED TO ESTABLISH PAYMENT OF EXPENSES SUCH AS TRUCK AND VAN RENTAL. THE AMOUNT PAID FOR PACKING AND LABOR AND THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH EVIDENCE REIMBURSEMENT IS NOT AUTHORIZED. DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENT OF APPLICABLE ARMY REGULATIONS AND WE HAVE NO SUPPORTING EVIDENCE REFLECTING PAYMENT OF ANY OF THOSE ITEMS. YOUR CLAIM WILL BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION. IS AFFIRMED.

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B-147846, FEB. 23, 1962

TO MAJOR JESSE C. HAYES, USAR, RETIRED:

YOUR LETTER OF FEBRUARY 7, 1962, REQUESTS FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF YOUR CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE EXPENSE INCURRED BY YOU IN MOVING YOUR HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS FROM FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, TO POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS, IN TWO SHIPMENTS INCIDENT TO YOUR RETIREMENT.

IN DECISION B-147846 OF JANUARY 30, 1962, WE SAID THAT NO PAID BILLS HAVE BEEN FURNISHED TO ESTABLISH PAYMENT OF EXPENSES SUCH AS TRUCK AND VAN RENTAL, AND THE AMOUNT PAID FOR PACKING AND LABOR AND THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH EVIDENCE REIMBURSEMENT IS NOT AUTHORIZED. IN YOUR PRESENT LETTER YOU REFER TO PARAGRAPH 2 OF A LETTER FROM HEADQUARTERS, FOURTH UNITED STATES ARMY, DATED AUGUST 10, 1961, WHICH YOU SAY REJECTED RECEIPT NO. 2486 FROM NATIONAL CAR AND TRUCK RENTAL, INCORPORATED, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, AS BEING UNACCEPTABLE. ALSO, YOU INDICATE THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO FURNISH CANCELLED CHECKS SHOWING PAYMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED IN CONNECTION WITH MOVING YOUR HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS, AND REQUEST INFORMATION AS TO THE TYPE OF EVIDENCE DESIRED.

THE PAPERS RELATIVE TO YOUR CLAIM TRANSMITTED TO THIS OFFICE DID NOT INCLUDE A COPY OF THE LETTER OF AUGUST 10, 1961, OR THE RECEIPT WHICH YOU SAY IT REJECTED. IN YOUR NOTARIZED STATEMENT OF AUGUST 18, 1961, YOU SAID YOU EXPENDED $30 FOR TRUCK RENTAL ON THE FIRST SHIPMENT; $65.82 FOR THE SAME ITEM ON THE SECOND SHIPMENT; $25 FOR PACKING AND LABOR OF LOADING AND UNLOADING, AND $30 FOR GASOLINE, A TOTAL OF $150.82. SUCH AFFIDAVIT, HOWEVER, DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENT OF APPLICABLE ARMY REGULATIONS AND WE HAVE NO SUPPORTING EVIDENCE REFLECTING PAYMENT OF ANY OF THOSE ITEMS. THEREFORE, IF YOU CAN FURNISH A RECEIPT OR CANCELLED CHECK SHOWING PAYMENT OF THE TRUCK RENTAL, AND A RECEIPT OR CANCELLED CHECK ESTABLISHING PAYMENT FOR THE PACKING AND LABOR, YOUR CLAIM WILL BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION. IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH EVIDENCE THE DECISION OF JANUARY 30, 1962, IS AFFIRMED.

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