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B-203169 1 (1982-03-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadkcz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: / ~kc1r~K DECISION THE CQMPTROLLER GENERAL# OF TH-1 UNITED 13TAThE3 WABHINPGTON1 FILE; 203169 MATTER OF; Barbara DIGE6T; D, 0, 20540 DATE; March 4, 1982 Sonnevil Colella Former member of Air National Guard, while on actyive duty, sustained in-line-of-duty injury, for which she laterobtainedcivil- ian treatment without specific' military authorizAtion, She seeks reimbursement for medical and transportation expenses incurred and civilisn wages lost in obtain- ing civilian treatment for her injury, Under the eireumatajces she in entitled to payment-for emergency or immediate non'- emergehcy civilian treatment and civilian treatmiint received subsequent to reporting to military authovities for treatment at the military clinic until her discharge from the Air National Guard, She in not entitled to payment for deferred nonemer- gency civilian treatment prior to that time, nor to transportation expenses or lost wages. * This action is in response to the request of Captain E.C,A. Phillips, Chief-of the Accounting and Finance Branch, Comptroller Division, Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan, for an advance decision concern- ing the entitlement of Barbara Sonnevil Colella to reimbursement for medical and transportation expenses incurred and civilian wages lost in obtaining treat- ment for an injury she sustained in the line of duty while a member of the Air National Guard. We have concluded that Ms. Colella is-entitled to payment for emergency or immediate nonemergency civilian treatment as well as that received after she sought treatment at a military medical facility. She is not entitled to payment for deferred nonemergency treatment received prior to reporting for treatment at a military facility. She is not entitled to transportation expenses or wages lost during treatment. / / 7 ,-