PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:   

	BOARD DATE:            11 February 1999 
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AC98-11662
				   AR1999015978

	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 retroactive payment of basic allowance for subsistence (BAS).  He notes his BAS was stopped without notification and he did not begin receiving BAS until 20 August 1998.

3.  Records indicate the applicant began receiving partial BAS (a rate of approximately .31 per day) on 31 July 1998 when he should have been receiving full BAS (a rate of approximately $7.43 per day).  He did not begin receiving full BAS until 20 September 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 98-07-31 thru 98-09-19.”  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 31 July 1998 through 19 September 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 31 July 1998 through 
19 September 1998.

BOARD VOTE:  

___inw__  ___vbc__  __cjs___  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

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		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AC98-11662/AR1999015978	
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.		
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