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B-195743 1 (1979-09-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhpm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: o THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION *.' .* OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549 FILE: MATTER DIGEST: B-195743 DATE: September 17, 1979 OF\ Gerald E. Kosh - ntitlement to Transportation, Living Quarters, and Foreign Post Allowances 1. Although letter from Government official advised him that he might obtain position if he went to Vietnam, employee of Defense Attache Office, Vietnam, is not entitled to transpor- tation, living quarters, or foreign post allowances. Letter was not firm offer of appointment, employee was hired in Vietnam, and he was not eligible in accordance with applicable regulations for.allowances. 2. Employee who had traveled to Vietnam at own expense and had obtained position there claims transportation, living quarters, and foreign post allowances on basis of trip to United States for hospitalization. He is not entitled to allowances since agency determined that employee was not recruited again in United States since he did not have break in service and round trip between Vietnam and United States was performed at Government expense under temporary duty orders, and there is no evidence that agency determination was arbitrary or capricious. Mr. Gerald E. Kosh appeals the denial by our Claims Division of his claim for entitlement to transportation, living quarters, and foreign post allowances.. The claim was based on Mr. Kosh's employment with the Defense Attache Office, Department of the Navy, Saigon, Vietnam. The record shows that Mr. Kosh was employed by the Defense Attache Office from December 10, 1973, until August 1, 1975. His agency states that its first contact with Mr. Kosh regarding employment occurred after he arrived in Vietnam. Therefore, it was determined that Mr. Kosh did not meet the eligibility requirements for overseas allowances prescribed in the Standardized Regulations (Government Civilians, Foreign Areas), issued by the Secretary of State. The record also shows that the question as to his eligibility for return travel and transportation allowances to the United States upon A

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