B-205403: Jan 8, 1982

A SERVICE MEMBER'S ELIGIBILITY FOR A DEFERRAL OF PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION DUE TO LACK OF FACILITIES NECESSARY FOR ONE OF HIS DEPENDENTS WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL AFTER HIS ARRIVAL. HE WAS THEN REASSIGNED TO ANOTHER STATION. THERE IS NO LEGAL AUTHORITY TO REIMBURSE THE MEMBER FOR EXTRA EXPENSES RELATING TO THE TWO CHANGES OF STATION IN EXCESS OF TRAVEL AND RELOCATION ALLOWANCES SET BY STATUTE AND...

B-205403: Jan 8, 1982

Reconsideration was requested of the Claims Group's denial of a service member's claim for additional reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with permanent changes of station. Eligibility for a deferral of permanent change of station due to lack of facilities necessary for a dependent was not discovered until after the member's arrival, with the dependent, at the new station. The member...