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B-184038 1 (1975-08-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaduuc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OECISION 2 OF THE UNITED STATES 709 r WASHINGTON, 0.C. 20546 VNITV FILE: B-184038 DATE: Ali MATTER OF:Waiver of debt'- DIGEST: Erroneous payment resulting from failure to deduct mid-month payment already paid Arwy member from final payment upon discharge is waived in view of short notice member received of early discharge and serious family problem which occurred at time of discharge, however, erroneous payment resulting from end-of--onth check mailed to member subsequent to discharge after he had already received mid-month and final payments on discharge may not be waived since he should have inquired as to correct- ness of such payment. This action is in response to corregpondenee received from former Army member I which constitutes an appeal from the determination of the General Accounting Office, Transprtation and Claims 'Division, which by letter dated April 21, 1975, denied Mr. request for waiver of the claim of the United States against him for 1510. From the record the facts in the matter appear to be as follows. Effective October 1971, while on active duty in the Army, Ur. elected to receive mid-month checks for pay and allowances in the maximum amount due him. Such checks were issued by the Army Finance and Accounting Center on the 15th of the month and the last day of the month, each representing one-half 6f his net monthly entitlements. On December 15, 1971, hr. - was Issued his mid-month check for $255. On December 22, 1971, he was discharged from the Army prior to the normal expiration of his term of service. Incident to his discharge the total amount due him was manually computed by the local finance officer as $406.78 for pay and allowances for the entire period of December 1-22, 1911, plus $0.63 due from November 1971, $94.24 for separate rations for a retroactive period, and $115.50 travel allowance, less authorized deductions and collections totaling $129.17, leaving the net arount of $487.98, which was paid to him at discharge. Through administra- tive error no deduction was made from that payment for the mid-motth check of $255 previously paid to him on December 15, 1971. Also due to administrative error, an end-of--the-month check covering the djL ..........'-

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