B-221466: Jul 3, 1986

281.68 WHICH SHOULD HAVE CEASED UPON THE MEMBERS DEATH. WHEN THE ERRONEOUS PAYMENTS WERE DISCOVERED IT APPEARED THE WIDOW WAS NOT ENTITLED TO A SURVIVOR ANNUITY AND WAIVER OF THE ERRONEOUS PAYMENT WAS GRANTED. ALTHOUGH THE ANNUITY ENTITLEMENT IS RETROACTIVE TO THE DATE OF THE MEMBER'S DEATH. THE WIDOW IS NOT ENTITLED TO ADDITIONAL PAYMENT FOR THE PERIOD FOR WHICH SHE RECEIVED THE ERRONEOUS RETIRED...

B-221466: Jul 3, 1986

The Coast Guard requested a decision on whether: (1) the surviving spouse of a retired Coast Guard employee could retain erroneous retired pay in addition to the survivor annuity she received during the same period; or (2) the retired pay amount should be set off from the survivor annuity amount. GAO noted that the Coast Guard failed to notify the survivor that her spouse had elected not to partic...