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B-195162 1 (1979-12-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadhtu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 0 THE COMPTROLLERGENLFIA C DECISION * OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGT.ON. D.C. 20548 FILE: B-195162 DATE: December 5, 1979 MATTER OF: Thomas G. Leydon -Relocation A Forfeiture Loss on Dental Services- Transportation of Pets DIGEST: 1. Employee is not entitled to reimbursement of amount claimed as forfeiture loss on orthodon- tic services because of employee's transfer. Employing agency could not use percentage-of- completion formula set forth in B-185048, November 1, 1976, because treatment was pro- longed by inability of employee's child to wear headgear, failure to have teeth extracted as suggested by orthodontist, and missed appoint- ments. Also, orthodontist at old duty station determined refund was due because employee's payment was not in proportion to services rendered. Consequently, it cannot be determined there was forfeiture loss reimbursable as mis- cellaneous expense under FTR paragraph 2-3.lb(5). 2. Employee is not entitled to reimbursement of veterinarian fees and other costs associated with transportation of pets incident to permanent change of station. FTR paragraph 2-1.4h excludes pets as household goods, and there is no authority to ship them at Government expense. Ms. Margie J. Chancey, Certifying Officer, Small Business Administration, requests our decision whether she can certify for payment the reclaim voucher of Thomas G. Leydon for the value of forfeiture loss on dental services and the transportation of household pets incident to his permanent change of station. Mr. Leydon's permanent duty station was changed from Denver, Colorado to Gaithersburg, Maryland, in August 1978. The reloca- tion required that his daughter have her orthodontic treatment, which had begun in Denver, completed in Gaithersburg by another orthodontist. The Denver orthodontist contract cost was $1,235 plus $7 per office visit after the first 3 months, and treatment there was approximately 36 months before Mr. Leydon's transfer. The Denver orthodontist refunded Mr. Leydon $400 for the unfinished treatment. The Gaithersburg orthodontist felt that the work in

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