B-157750, FEB. 21, 1966
Highlights
OROZCA: FURTHER REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF DECEMBER 31. YOU WERE ADVISED THAT YOUR CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVEL FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO MANILA WAS FIRST RECEIVED IN THIS OFFICE BY REFERENCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY DATED NOVEMBER 28. THAT THE CLAIM WAS RETURNED TO YOU JANUARY 27. WHICH BARS THE CONSIDERATION OF ANY CLAIM COGNIZABLE BY THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE UNLESS SUCH CLAIM IS RECEIVED IN THIS OFFICE WITHIN 10 YEARS AFTER THE DATE THE CLAIM FIRST ACCRUED. AS YOU WERE ADVISED IN THE DECISION OF OCTOBER 22. IS A COMPLETE BAR TO THE CONSIDERATION OF YOUR CLAIM BY OUR OFFICE AND IT DOES NOT PERMIT OF ANY EXCEPTIONS. NO MATTER HOW MERITORIOUS OR EQUITABLE THE CASE OF A CLAIMANT WHOSE CLAIM IS BARRED MAY APPEAR.
B-157750, FEB. 21, 1966
TO MR. PEDRO A. OROZCA:
FURTHER REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF DECEMBER 31, 1965, CONCERNING OUR DECISION OF OCTOBER 22, 1965, B-157750, TO YOU RELATIVE TO YOUR CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVEL FROM SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, TO MANILA, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, INCIDENT TO YOUR DISCHARGE FROM THE UNITED STATES NAVY ON APRIL 12, 1923.
IN THE DECISION OF OCTOBER 22, 1965, YOU WERE ADVISED THAT YOUR CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVEL FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO MANILA WAS FIRST RECEIVED IN THIS OFFICE BY REFERENCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY DATED NOVEMBER 28, 1949; AND THAT THE CLAIM WAS RETURNED TO YOU JANUARY 27, 1950, BY OUR CLAIMS DIVISION WITH A COPY OF THE ACT OF OCTOBER 9, 1940, 54 STAT. 1061, WHICH BARS THE CONSIDERATION OF ANY CLAIM COGNIZABLE BY THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE UNLESS SUCH CLAIM IS RECEIVED IN THIS OFFICE WITHIN 10 YEARS AFTER THE DATE THE CLAIM FIRST ACCRUED, IN YOUR CASE, APRIL 12, 1923, THE DATE OF YOUR DISCHARGE FROM THE NAVY.
YOU URGE IN YOUR LETTER OF DECEMBER 31, 1965, THAT AS MATTER OF EQUITY OUR OFFICE SHOULD EXTEND YOU LENIENCY IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW APPLICABLE TO YOUR CLAIM.
AS YOU WERE ADVISED IN THE DECISION OF OCTOBER 22, 1965, THE ACT OF OCTOBER 9, 1940, IS A COMPLETE BAR TO THE CONSIDERATION OF YOUR CLAIM BY OUR OFFICE AND IT DOES NOT PERMIT OF ANY EXCEPTIONS, NO MATTER HOW MERITORIOUS OR EQUITABLE THE CASE OF A CLAIMANT WHOSE CLAIM IS BARRED MAY APPEAR. ACCORDINGLY, WE HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO AGAIN ADVISE YOU THAT THERE IS NO BASIS UPON WHICH WE MAY CONSIDER YOUR CLAIM.
YOUR REQUEST THAT YOUR SERVICE IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY BE VERIFIED SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE NAVY DEPARTMENT, BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL, PERSE331, ROOM 4713, NAVY ANNEX, WASHINGTON, D.C., 20370, SINCE THAT DEPARTMENT HAS THE RECORDS NECESSARY TO VERIFY YOUR NAVAL SERVICE. ALSO, YOUR REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AS TO WHETHER YOU ARE ENTITLED AS AN EX- SERVICEMAN TO SOCIAL SECURITY AND OTHER BENEFITS FROM THE UNITED STATES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE U.S. VETERANS ADMINISTRATION REGIONAL OFFICE, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION UNIT, APO 96528, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.