B-215773: Dec 3, 1984

OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - TRANSFERS - TEMPORARY QUARTERS - TEMPORARY QUARTERS - INTENT - BURDEN OF PROOF DIGEST: VETERANS ADMINISTRATION EMPLOYEE WHO WAS TRANSFERRED SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR COST OF FIRST MONTH'S SUBSISTENCE EXPENSES AFTER RELOCATION ON THE BASIS THAT HE OCCUPIED TEMPORARY QUARTERS. THE EMPLOYEE'S CLAIM FOR TEMPORARY QUARTERS SUBSISTENCE EXPENSES IS DENIED BECAUSE THE RECORD CONTAIN...

B-215773: Dec 3, 1984

In response to a request from the Veterans Administration (VA), GAO reviewed an employee's claim for reimbursement of temporary quarters subsistence expenses. The employee, who was transferred to a new duty station, sought reimbursement for the subsistence expenses which he incurred during the first month after his relocation on the basis that he occupied temporary quarters in a home which he init...