PROCEEDINGS

	IN THE CASE OF:  

	BOARD DATE:           11 January 2001                   
	DOCKET NUMBER:   AR2000047965

	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. Carl W. S. Chun		Director	
	Mrs. Nancy Amos		Analyst	

  The following members, a quorum, were present:

	Mr. Ernest M. Willcher		Chairperson	
	Ms. Ann M. Campbell		Member	
	Mr. Donald P. Hupman, Jr.		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 that he be awarded back board certification pay (BCP) for the period July 1999 – May 2000.  It was erroneously stopped in July 1999.

3.  The applicant’s military records show that he entered active duty as a Medical Corps captain in July 1994.

4.  In the processing of this case, an advisory opinion was obtained from the Army Medical Department Special Pay Branch.  That office noted that the applicant had been receiving BCP for the period 10 July 1994 – 9 July 1999 and from 10 July 2000 to the present.  He did not receive BCP for the period 10 July 1999 – 9 July 2000 although he was authorized the pay.  That office recommended the applicant be authorized BCP in arrears for the period 10 July 1999 – 9 July 2000 utilizing a Health Professions Pay Entry Date (HPPED) or finance MS-Pay-Date of 10 July 1991 for the correct pay rate level.  A copy of the advisory opinion was provided to the applicant for comment.  He did not respond within the given time frame. 

CONCLUSIONS:

1.  In accordance with the advisory opinion, the applicant was eligible to be paid BCP for the period 10 July 1999 – 9 July 2000 but for an unknown reason he did not receive it.  It would be appropriate to authorize him BCP for this period.

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 showing the applicant was eligible to receive BCP for the period 10 July   1999 – 9 July 2000 based upon an HPPED or finance MS-Pay-Date of 10 July 1991 and that he be paid BCP for this period.

BOARD VOTE:  

__emw___  __amc___  __dph__  GRANT AS STATED IN RECOMMENDATION

________  ________  ________  GRANT FORMAL HEARING

________  ________  ________  DENY APPLICATION

			Ernest M. Willcher
		______________________
		        CHAIRPERSON

INDEX

CASE ID	AR2000047965	
SUFFIX		
RECON		
DATE BOARDED	20010111	
TYPE OF DISCHARGE		
DATE OF DISCHARGE		
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY		
DISCHARGE REASON		
BOARD DECISION	(GRANT)	
REVIEW AUTHORITY		
ISSUES         1.	128.00	
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