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B-179874 1 (1974-07-15)

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0ECISION


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THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
OF THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, r.C. 20548


FILE:
         B-179874
MATTER OF:


DIGEST:


Request for advance decision for disability pay
and allowances in the case of Captain


               Military reservist who sustained serious injury
               with accompanying inability to performi his military
               duties where such injury is determined to have
               been in line of duty and who attends scheduled
               inactive duty training assemblies between the date
               of injury and hospitalization for surgery for
               such injury, since he had not been found fit
               for duty in any capacity by service medical
               authorities during that time, he is entitled
               to disability pay and allowances fro date of
               injury until service medically detemined to
               be fit to resume military duties, less any drill
               pay received during period.

     This action is in response to a request for an advance decision
from the Finance and Accounting Officer, Headquarters, United States
Army Field Artillery Center, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, concerning the
propriety of making payment of disability pay and allowances in
favor of Captain                     $ USAR, SSAN           $
during the period May 6, 1972, to August 7, 1972, in the circum-
stances 4escribed. This submission was forwarded to this Office
by letter dated October 11, 1973 (file reference DACA-CSJ-E), from
Office of the Comptroller of the Army, Department of the Army, and
ha3 been assigned Control Number DO-A-1204, by the Department of
Defense Military Pay and Allowance Committees

     The file shows that by Letter Orders No. S-03-3709, dated
March 31, 1972, the member was ordered to annual training for a 12-
day period to cotmence April 24, 1972. While serving on that duty,
the member was authorized leave for the period from 1600 hours on
April 26, 1972, until 0730 hours on April 27, 1972, which were
nonduty hours, it appearing that the member's normal duty hours
during annual training were from 0730 hours to 1600 hours. On
that evening, at approximately 1130 p.m. and during official
nonduty hours the member sustained injuries in a fall from the
roof of a house he was building and was treated by a civilian
p'hysician at the nearest hospital.
     The file reflects that on May 7 and 21, 1972, the member,
apparently not fully awaxe of the extent of his injuries, attended
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