The sister of a deceased Navy member claimed the arrears of her brother's retired pay, contending that she was entitled to the funds, since the member was legally divorced from his wife at the time of his death, and his will designated her as the beneficiary. GAO held that the: (1) claimant was not entitled to the funds, since she was not designated as the recipient on the member's beneficiary for...

The person actually listed as beneficiary on the beneficiary designation form at the time of member's death was entitled to receive any arrears of member's retired pay due and unpaid. The member's sister is filing for the benefits. We conclude that the deceased member's former wife is the correct beneficiary and sustain the decision of the Claims Group. 0n January 2. It is the position of the dece...