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B-225897 1 (1987-09-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadmvu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: The Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Major Walter V. Shevchik, USA, Retired - Matterof: Child's Annuity Under the Survivor Benefit Plan File: B-225897 Date: September 25, 1987 DIGEST Retired military member who has waived military retired pay in order to increase civil service annuity cannot use both military and civilian service to provide a double survivor benefit or annuity for a dependent child. Since by opera- tion of law the dependent child of a civil service employee will receive a civil service survivor annuity, the child may not be a beneficiary for military Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuity. DECISION The issue in this case is whether an individual who waived his military retired pay so as to apply his military service towards a civil service retirement may still elect to provide a Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuity based on his military retired pay for his dependent child.l/ For the reasons to follow, we hold that there is no authority for the annuitant to provide an SBP annuity for his dependent child. BACKGROUND Major Walter V. Shevchik retired from active military duty after more than 20 years' service in the Army on February 29, 1956. Prior to retiring, he elected coverage for spouse and children under the predecessor plan to the SBP, the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan (RSFPP). Subsequently, with the passage of the SBP law, 1/ The matter was presented for an advance decision by P. B. Wolfsheimer, Special Disbursing Agent, U.S. Army Finance and Accounting Center, Indianapolis, Indiana. The Department of Defense Military Pay and Allowance Committee approved the submission and assigned it number DO-A-1469. o0fc)\s-

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