B-227387: Dec 11, 1987

CIVILIAN PERSONNEL - Relocation - Miscellaneous Expenses - Reimbursement - Eligibility DIGEST: An employee transferred to an overseas duty station where only leaded fuels are available was authorized to ship his privately owned vehicle (POV) to that location. He was informed by his POV manufacturer that leaded fuel use could damage the engine and. We have previously ruled that repairs of worn or d...

B-227387: Dec 11, 1987

The Navy requested a decision concerning a transferred employee's entitlement to reimbursement for damages which could occur to his personal vehicle because only leaded fuel would be available at his new duty station. GAO held that the applicable statutes and regulations did not allow reimbursement for repair costs for a personal vehicle as a miscellaneous expense. Accordingly, the Navy should not...