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B-186355 1 (1977-11-09)

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                                            TECOMPTR0LLrnoR GE5NERAL

                                          WAS*MINCTON, 0. C. 80954U



              FILE:    B188355                  DATF.:  November 9, 1977

  0           MATTER OF:      David R. Mille-r * Payment for Annual I ¶ave

              DIVEST:      Audit of time and leave records of employee
                           cf Veterans Administration (VA) at retire-
                           ment revealed alleged overstatement of
                           40 hours of annual leave balance and action
                           taken to reduce leave balance. Upon request
                           for reconsideration by Controller, VA, of
                           Issuance of Certificate of Settlement, May 5,
                           197s, by Claims Division, authorizing pay-
                           ment, review of evidence and particularly
                           Time and Attendance Report for period in
                           question discloses lack of adequate docu-
                           mentation to clearly show claimant used
                           40 hours of annual leave. Therefore,
                           Certificate of Settlement should be processed
                           for payment for 40 hours of annual leave.
                'This action arises at the request of Mr. Conrad R. Hoffman.
             Controller, Veterans Administration (VA), i0 accordance with the
             provisilns of section 15.1, title 4, General Accounting Office
             (GAO) eolicy and Procedures Manual for Guidance of Pederal
             Agencies, for reconsideration of the Certifieate of Settlement
             issued by our Claims Division on May 5, 1977, in whic:h payment
             to Mr. David R. Miller, a former employee at the VA Hospital,
             Perry Point, Maryland. was authorized for an additional 40 hours
             of annual leave. Mr. Miller is claiming payment for 40 hours of
             annual leave which was deducted from his annual leave balance
             at the time of his disability retirement on December 31, 1975.
                In the administrative report dated January 26, 1976, submitted
             by the Office of Controller, VA, it ic stated in pertinent part as
             follows:
                4When  Mr. Miller applied for disability retire-
                ment, an audit of VA Forms 4-5631, Time and
                Attendance Reports, was accomplished in accord-
                ance with existing guidelines. This audit is
                performed on all separations, transfers and
                applications for retirement, and i.*scludes all
                time and leave records on file of which the
                retention period is three years.



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