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B-198855 1 (1980-06-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjui0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20S48 B-198855 June 30, 1980 The Honorable Charlie Rose .. House of Representatives Dear Mr. Rose: Reference is made to your letter of May 14, 1980, requesting a report on the retired pay entitlement of your constituent, Mr. Ralph E. Suggs, an enlisted mem- ber of the Coast Guard, who was retired for disability. Apparently, Mr. Suggs feels that his retired pay is being improperly computed because he believes it does not include an additional 10 percent authorized by certain of the provisions of the Coast Guard Personnel Manual which provides that retired pay may be. increased by 10 percent of active duty pay for members whose average marks for good conduct during their Coast Guard service were 97-1/2 percent or better. According to information informally obtained from the Coast Guard, Mr. Suggs was placed on the Temporary Disability Retired List authorized by 10 U.S.C. 1202 on March 16, 1971. At that time he had served 20 years, 4 months and 21 days for basic pay as well as retirement computation purposes. We understand that on October 10, 1975, Mr. Suggs' name was removed from that list and ,he was permanently retired for disability under the provisions of 10 U.S.C..1201 with a disability rating of 60 percent, and is receiving retired pay on that basis. Additionally, it has been confirmed that his average good conduct marks were at least 97-1/2 percent of maximum. Section 12-C-16 of the Coast Guard Personnel Manaul, entitled Computation of Retired Pay, referred to in your letter is a synopsis of the various methods of com- puting retired pay available to members retiring from the Coast Guard. Paragraph (b) of that section provides:

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