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B-156482 1 (1986-02-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmeq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 04 THlE COMPTROLLEOR GSENEKRAL OECISION . . OF THI UNITO ETATES WASHINGTON. 0.C. 20548 FILE: B-156482 DATE: February 19, 1986 MATTER OF: Lawrence D. Morderosian DIGEST: A former Government employee's request for waiver of his debt to the United States arising out of overpayments of salary is denied, where it appeared that he knew his personnel file contained an erroneous record, and that record caused the over- payments. Under the governing provisions of statutory law, waiver of salary over- payments is not allowed if the employee knew or should have known of the error that caused the overpayments but failed to take corrective action. Consequently, in this case, there is no basis for waiving collection of the overpayments. Mr. Lawrence D. Morderosian, a former employee of the Federal Government, requests waiver of a claim against him for the recoupment of salary overpayments he received in the course of his employment between 1970 and 1984. The overpayments arose as the result of excessive paid annual leave which was credited to him and used by him. In light of the facts presented, and the applicable provisions of statute, we deny his request for a waiver of the Government's claim. Background Mr. Morderosian served on active duty with the armed forces from 1943 to 1946, and from 1951 to 1964. In April 1964 he was retired from military service on the basis of disability. Military medical evaluation boards determined that the disability was the result of injuries he sustained in 1960 in an automobile accident unrelated to his military duties. An official military form prepared at the time as a record of his disability retirement contained these entries: oc~o

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