PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:   

	BOARD DATE:            11 February 1999  
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AC98-11663
				    AR1999015965

	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:

	Ms. Irene N. Wheelwright		Chairperson	
	Mr. Van B. Cunningham		Member	
	Ms. Carol Jo Suiter		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, in effect, retroactive payment of basic allowance for subsistence (BAS) for the period 13 June 1998 through 12 August 1998.  He notes that he arrived at his current duty location on 14 June 1998 and although he initially received BAS for the month of June 1998, in July it partially collected.  He states that he did not begin receiving “full BAS” until 14 August 1998.

3.  Records available to the Board confirm the applicant received partial BAS (a rate of approximately .31 per day) between 13 June 1998 and 12 August 1998 when he should have been receiving full BAS.  He began receiving full BAS effective 13 August 1998.

4.  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 for the period 98-06-13 thru 98-08-12.”  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-for the period 13 June 1998 through 12 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 for the period 13 June 1998 through 
12 August 1998.

BOARD VOTE:  

___inw__  __vbc___  __cjs___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AC98-11663/AR1999015965	
SUFFIX		
RECON	YYYYMMDD	
DATE BOARDED	19990211	
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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