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0,p THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
DE CISION .( . OF THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548
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FILE: B-196686 DATE: January 17, 1980
MATTER OF: Barbara S. McCoy - [aim for Retroactive Salary
Adjustmen]
DIGEST: 1. Civilian employee of Department of Navy,
hired in July 1973, as grade GS-2, step 1,
claims retroactive salary adjustment for
purpose of matching her previous salary as
grade GS-5, step 6, employee of U.S. Post
Office. Claim is denied since an employee
has no vested right upon transfer or
reemployment to receive the highest salary
rate previously paid to her. It is within
agency's discretion to implement highest
previous rate rule, and that determination
will not be overturned in the absence of
administrative error. See 54 Comp. Gen.
310 (1974).
2. Employee, whose claim for retroactive salary
adjustment was denied by Claims Division,
questions whether GAO thoroughly investigated
and interviewed certain witnesses in connection
with claim. GAO does not conduct adversary
hearings or interview witnesses but adjudicates
claim based upon review of written record.
4 C.F.R.§ 31.7. Burden of proof is on the
claimant to establish the liability of the
United States and the claimant's right to
payment.
This decision is in response to the appeal of Ms. Barbara S.
McCoy of our Claims Division settlement dated August 13, 1979, denying
her claim for retroactive salary adjustment. For the reasons which
follow we are sustaining the Claims Division's adjudication.
. e. McCoy was hired on July 22, 1973, by the Naval Ship) 0
Engineering Center (NAVSEC) as a grade GS-2, step 1, at a rate of
$5166 per annum. She had previously been employed by the U.S. PostA6C'kT
Office as a grade GS-5, step 6, at a rate of $7777 per annum, until
she left that position on April 16, 1971. Ms. McCoy contends that
she was entitled to have her previous salary matched by NAVSEC
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