United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao_comptroller_general legislative 2016-06-23 U.S. Government Publishing Office 1996-04-30 monographic deposited born digital 4 p. GA 1.13:B-271133 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-271133 P0b002ee18fd49eb4 f:271133 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-271133 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-271133 B-271133 Comptroller General Decision

Former Navy enlisted member may be granted waiver of his debt for erroneous payment of pay and allowances made to him after the effective date of his discharge where he had been placed on terminal leave prior to discharge, and at the time of the erroneous payment, he had not received discharge papers or final statement of pay because his ship had sailed with his personnel records on board and the ship's personnel had overlooked preparing the discharge papers. In the circumstances, it is not unreasonable for him to have thought he had not been separated from the Navy and was therefore entitled to the additional payment of pay and allowances. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-271133/html/GAOREPORTS-B-271133.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-271133/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-271133.pdf GAO/B-271133 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-271133 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-271133; David W. Snearly; Title 10 Section 1168(a) Title 10 Section 2774 10 U.S.C. 1168(a) 10 U.S.C. 2774