B-229909: Dec 16, 1988

MILITARY PERSONNEL - Pay - Additional pay - Reimbursement - Medical treatment - Combat disabilities DIGEST: An Army reservist was injured in the line of duty while performing his annual 2 weeks of active duty for training. After he was released from active duty and returned to his home. His claim for reimbursement of the medical expenses incurred for that continued treatment is denied since the pr...

B-229909: Dec 16, 1988

An Army reservist claimed reimbursement for medical expenses incident to an active duty training injury, contending that: (1) he believed that he had obtained approval from the proper authority; (2) the injury necessitated emergency care; and (3) there was no government health facility near his residence. GAO held that the claimant: (1) relied on a fellow reservist's advice regarding medical expen...