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B-184533 1 (1976-03-26)

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                           ~THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
DECISION            I.      OF THE UNITED STATES                 J_0817




FILE:    B-953DATE:                          MAR 2 61T

MATTER OF:


C31GEST:    ov .        rmet-esuiting fromw erroneous
            annuitY PaYment made under sec tion 4 of
            Public Law 92-4T5 'whigh provides fer a
            minilur intoze. guarantee for trtaia
            vidows of formr retired memb~ers of the
            andformaid services may, not be comsidered
            fo' waiver p'usuant to 1.0 U.S.C. 1453
            since that seetiou by Its torml Is Appli-
            cable only toiiuhchaptot 1l of chapter 73
            of title 10# Uni~ted Stoteas Code aud asec-
            tion I of rublit Law 9Z-425. See B-3.S1954,
            May 21, 1975,

     This action is in response t a Uetter with eudlesures, frow
 the Covmandinz Officer, UniLC4 statas Ariay 1naafCe sapport Agency
 (amw Unilte4 States Army Piwmee and Acoantiag Center) file refer-
 out* PUIN-T                .          (Retired) (1eewwaed)) ,
 rocomindiig vaiver of reeovery of 41,516 1, ?en~ting anniiy
 pskywst erroneously paid under -sntio  '*ietf $e~~2j~~
 1972, Public Law 92-425. 86 ftat. 706, 7 2, to mrs.                   7.
 widovof the-lati             ., ho die,-September 26, 1.964.

     According to. the sub*ason, 1-11.       aplied for a miniaw=
 inooua annuity u~nder the provisions of section 4)(of Publie Law 92-
 425, Iupra. . tder this provisicm, tht annuity to which a surviving
 spouse is entitlod is an'sluount equal to the difference between her
 anmual in~ome as deter3ined-by the Veterans Administration (VA) and
 $1 I400.

     Zz this respeec. information submitted by the VA to th* Army
 itdicates that IftA.     was entitled to rtaeivo a section 4
 anuidty at the annual rate-of $244, or 20X33 monthly fox the
 period September 21, 1972, through Deco*er 31, 1972, an4 annuity
 payments were properly paid for siuth period.

     Thet submission further iudicates that K~ra.      expected
 income for VA purposts for the calendar year 1.973 would be $1,412,,
 ad therefore the va3 not entitled to annuity payments during that
 ysar. No payniant. Vera xiade for the period January throug h arch
 1973. Howavtr, du6 to a clerical etror, ain annulty was paid for
 the period April 1, 1973, throu~gh April 3-0, 1974, at the maximaum

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