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B-170098 1 (1979-04-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjgz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: K O Y; .: , (L COMPFROLLERt GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASINOTON, D.C. 1040j i40, 59 IN Ty B April 20, 1979 .The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye United States Seate 0 00 -Ann%- 2 - S4 gt Tift .. . . - JJUIear.JUItori Louye; Further reference is made to r letter dated December 13, 1978, enclosing for our considoraton i6 report, a letter dated December 7, 1978, to you, from Mr. Abh abkman- 91-569 Pupu Street, Ewa T3each, Hawaii 96700, cQncerning thea eduction in his Civil Service annu.tyjheill experience at age 62/'n this regard he refers to our decisio n -170098. Au lat 11, 19'7L_ O Conip. Gen, 80). According-to his letter, Mr, Tabakman retired from the United 16,6C 6CO9C0C taAir.F.nrJa effective September 30, 1964, after 20 years of active servfee. He was thereafter employed in a civilian position in the Federal Government for10 years and then ro~tired froin the Cl SrAqe ys~em at age 55. As stated by Mr. Tabakmam, in order for him to achieve a Civil Service retirement status, he had to waive receipt of military retired pay and combine his military service time with his clvilian time in order to meet the minimum statutory time required .0r immediate retirenwer4 at age 55--30 years. 5 U.S.C. /13336(a)(1976),- --- Mr. Tabakman states that subsequentto his retirement from the Civil Servic6, he has been informed that when he reaches age 62, he will become oligible for Social Security because of certain of his years of military servied (1957-1964), which'yearu would be subtracted from the total'creditable years used for Civil Serviceretirement and his annuity recomputed based on 22 years rather than 30 years of creditable service. He contends that his Social Security-entitlement for those 8 yeats would be $97 a month. f{'v5WAer, he points out that on recomputation, his Civil Service annuity will be reduced by $303, for a net montbly loss of $206. He further points out that since his spouse's Civil Service survivor annuity is based on his annuity, it would also suffer a diminution. Mr. Tabakman expressea the view that the reason that he will silfer that financial loss is due to our decision 50 Comp. Gen, 130, supra, which he believes should be updated. TA' order to insure tlT'fie will neither receive a double benefit nor suffer a financial loss, he suggests .enerally, (1) that all r'etired military members O8'VtI( F 4 r S V S t

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