B-194743: Sep 14, 1979

WHO WAS INITIALLY SELECTED TO FILL VACANCY. CLAIMS RETROACTIVE PROMOTION AND BACK PAY WHERE VACANCY WAS FILLED INSTEAD BY PRIORITY CANDIDATE. CLAIM IS DENIED SINCE PROMOTIONS ARE DISCRETIONARY WITH AGENCY AND MAY NOT BE MADE RETROACTIVE ABSENT VIOLATION OF NONDISCRETIONARY REGULATION OR POLICY. 2. WHOSE CLAIM FOR RETROACTIVE PROMOTION AND BACK PAY WAS DENIED BY GAO CLAIMS DIVISION. IT IS NOT WITHI...

B-194743: Sep 14, 1979

An employee appealed a decision in which his claim for a retroactive promotion and backpay was denied. He claimed that errors were made in the settlement, and questioned whether certain agency employees were interviewed in connection with the adjudication of his claim. The employee did not submit additional evidence to support his claim, nor did he set forth the errors he believed were made. GAO r...