PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:   

	BOARD DATE:            17 February 1999  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AC98-11820
				    AR1999015957

	I certify that hereinafter is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in the case of the above-named individual.  

	Mr. Loren G. Harrell		Director	
	Ms. Deborah L. Brantley		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Charles H. Loundermon		Chairperson	
	Mr. Fred N. Eichorn		Member	
	Mr. John Saputo		Member	

	The applicant and counsel if any, did not appear before the Board.

	The Board considered the following evidence:

	Exhibit A - Application for correction of military records
	Exhibit B - Military Personnel Records (including
	            advisory opinion, if any)

FINDINGS:

1.  The applicant has exhausted or the Board has waived the requirement for exhaustion of all administrative remedies afforded by existing law or regulations.

2.  The applicant requests retroactive payment of the difference between partial basic allowance for subsistence (BAS) and BAS at the rations not available (RNA) level for the period 24 June 1998 and 26 August 1991.  He notes he was authorized BAS-RNA prior to attending PLDC.  He completed PLDC on 24 July 1998 but did not begin receiving BAS-RNA until 27 August 1998.

3.  In the processing of this application an advisory opinion was provided by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Indianapolis Center.  The opinion confirmed the applicant was entitled to the “difference between BAS Partial and BAS (RNA) for the period 98-06-24 thru 98-08-26.”  The applicant did not respond when given the opportunity to comment on the advisory opinion.

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  The evidence confirms the applicant is entitled to the difference between BAS partial and BAS-RNA for the period 24 June 1998 through 26 August 1998. 

2.  In view of the foregoing, the applicant’s records should be corrected as recommended below.

RECOMMENDATION:

That all of the Department of the Army records related to this case be corrected by authorizing the individual concerned retroactive payment of the difference between BAS partial and BAS-RNA for the period 24 June 1998 through 
26 August 1998.

BOARD VOTE:  

___chl__  ___fne__  __js______  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AC98-11820/AR1999015957	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990217	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE	(HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR)	
DATE OF DISCHARGE	YYYYMMDD	
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY	AR . . . . .  	
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(NC, GRANT , DENY, GRANT PLUS)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.128.00		
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