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B-199464 1 (1980-08-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadino0001 and id is 1 raw text is: j 'THE COMPTROLLEP GENERAL I DECISION . OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON., . C. 20548 FILE: B-199464 DATE: August 29, 1980 MATTER OF: Lieutenant Colonel J. H. Champion, USMC A service member and others performed temporary duty travel under competent orders which contained the designation group travel instead of individ- ual travel, which would permit greater reimburse- ment for per diem. Based on an assertion of error, those orders were modified by amendatory orders issued after the ordered travel was performed. The general rule is that travel orders may not be revoked or modified retroactiyely to increase or decrease accrued rights, iniabsence of a showing of error apparent on face of orders or a showing that something intended to be included was . omitted. Since orders were complete as issued and nothing contained therein shows that group travel was not intended, reimbursement for additional amount on orders modification is not authorized. This action is in response to a letter dated June 19, 1980, from Lieutenant Colonel J. H. Champion, USMC, requesting further consideration of his Claim for additional per diem ncident to temporary additional duty performed in Korea in December 1978. The matter of this claim was the subject of settlement by our Claims Division dated September 27, 1979., which disallowed it because the amendment to .the orders which would have permitted increased per diem were issued retroactively after the travel in question had been performed. Colonel Champion contends that the orders as originally issued were in error, in that those orders, provided for group travel when they were supposed to show individual travel. Further, he indicates that the error was introduced by an inexperienced enlisted travel clerk and it was not detected by the authenticating officer, disbursing office or any of those affected until after the travel was performed. Travel Order No. 36-79, dated November 27, 1978, directed Lieutenant Colonel Champion (then major) and others, to perform DIGEST: 0: V

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