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B-187261 1 (1977-03-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadedg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I THE OMPTROLLERN ENERAL DECISION . OF THE ULNITUO STATUS o: WAHINQTON. C. a054n ITrEys i FILE: 8-187261 MIATTER OF: DIGEST: DATE: hIctk ia, IM Walter W. Moore - Transportation of household goods - Employee erroneously retired Employee who relocated after erroneous retirement and was later restored to agency-rolls in new location, may net be reimbursed for transportation of household goods incurred int'>nt to relocati a since relocation .1 per- sonal choice not required by errone- ously induced retirement. This decision is in response to a request from Mr. Walter W. Moore, appealing the Curtificate of Settlement Z-26C8512 dated January 20, 1976, issued by our Claims Division, which disallowed his claim for reimbtrsement of the cost of shipping his household goods from Fort Hood, Teitas, to Dryan, Texas, upon his erroneous early retirement from tke Department of the Army. Mr. More was an employee of the Army at Fort Hood, Texas, when he filed for retirement commencing July 1, 1973. After his separation by retirement he moved his household goods from Fort Hiod to Bryan, Texas, and relocated in Bryan. On February 12, 1974, Mr. Moore's applicaton for retirement was disallowed by the Civil Service Cominasicn because he did ' not meet:the conditions for early Optional Retirement. Therefore, his separation was considered erroneous and he was re-employed by the Army in Bryan, Texas, and was paid back pay with 'estored allowances. Mr. Moore now claims reimbursement for the coat of shipping his household goods to Bryan on the grounds that he would not have moved to Bryan had it not been for thn erroneous retirement. Under 5 U.S.C. 5 5724 (1970) and the Federal Travel Regulations (FPMR 101-7) Chapter 2 (May, 1973), employees transferred in the interest of the Government are entitled to transportation of their household goods and parsonal effecta within the weight limitation. Since Mr. Moore was not transferred he is not entitled to reimburse- ment of the cost of transporting his household goods. Mr. Moore does not become entitled to reimbursement of the cost of transporting his household goods by reason of his erroneous retirement since his relocation was not a direct result of the erroneous personnel action. Furthermore, the file shows that the I 7-.- I

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