Travel and Relocation Claims Decided By The GSBCA: 2005

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  1. Lodging, meals, and incidental expenses
  2. Transportation expenses of temporary duty travel
  3. House hunting trips
  4. New employees, retirees, separated employees
  5. Overseas postings (including temporary quarters)
  6. Temporary quarters
  7. Real estate transaction expenses
  8. Household goods
  9. Personally owned vehicles and rental cars
  10. Relocation expenses incurred incident to a transfer in the interest of the Government
  11. Taxes (WTA and RITA)
  12. Miscellaneous
  13. Meritorious claims
  14. Collective bargaining agreements

Decisions

  1. Lodging, meals, and incidental expenses
    • William T. Cowan, Jr., GSBCA 16525-TRAV [Text] (Feb. 11, 2005)
    • Daniel Brady, GSBCA 16580-TRAV [Text] (Feb. 22, 2005)
    • Nidavan Kanasawadse, GSBCA 16508-TRAV [Text] (Mar. 3, 2005)
    • Lisa Schwartz, GSBCA 16669-TRAV [Text] (July 13, 2005)
    • Harriette Treloar, GSBCA 16699-TRAV [Text] (Aug. 17, 2005)
    • Michael G. Stevens, GSBCA 16652-TRAV [Text] (Aug. 26, 2005)
  2. Transportation expenses of temporary duty travel
    • Richard J. Maillet, GSBCA 16446-RELO [Text] (Feb. 28, 2005)
    • Felix Valentin, GSBCA 16621-TRAV [Text] (Jun. 8, 2005)
    • Douglas E. Hickey, GSBCA 16571-TRAV [Text] (Jun. 15, 2005)
    • Ronald A. Belica, GSBCA 16579-TRAV [Text] (Jun. 15, 2005)
    • Gary Hopkins, GSBCA 16667-TRAV [Text] (July 1, 2005)
    • Maynard A. Satsky, GSBCA 16632-RELO [Text] (July 15, 2005)
    • Michael G. Stevens, GSBCA 16652-TRAV [Text] (Aug. 26, 2005)
    • Margaret M. Tardif, GSBCA 16664-TRAV [Text] (Sept. 13, 2005)
    • Gary P. Mathis, GSBCA 16633-RELO [Text] (Sept. 15, 2005)
    • Gemelia Restum, GSBCA 16671-TRAV [Text] (Nov. 18, 2005)
  3. House hunting trips
    • Marsha M. Webb - Dompreh, GSBCA 16542-RELO [Text] (Jun. 10, 2005)
  4. New employees, retirees, separated employees
    • John E. Brown, GSBCA 16546-RELO [Text] (Feb. 2, 2005)
    • Debora J. Green, GSBCA 16505-RELO [Text] (Feb. 28, 2005)
    • Charles J. Smollen, GSBCA 16532-RELO [Text] (Apr. 29, 2005)
    • Kevin R. Kimiak, GSBCA 16641-RELO [Text] (Jun. 13, 2005)
    • Van H. Brass, II, GSBCA 16636-RELO [Text] (Jun. 29, 2005)
    • Opher Heymann, GSBCA 16687-RELO [Text] (Oct. 7, 2005)
    • Rosemary Schultz, GSBCA 16703-RELO [Text] (Oct. 18, 2005)
    • David W. Brown, GSBCA 16721-RELO [Text] (Nov. 2, 2005)
    • Terence L. Lynch, GSBCA 16678-RELO [Text] (Nov. 30, 2005)
  5. Overseas postings (including temporary quarters)
    • Donald W. Owens, GSBCA 16533-RELO [Text] (Jan. 13, 2005)
    • John E. Brown, GSBCA 16546-RELO [Text] (Feb. 2, 2005)
    • Richard H. Whittier, GSBCA 16538-RELO [Text] (Mar. 10, 2005)
    • Paul Gill, GSBCA 16593-RELO [Text] (Mar. 18, 2005)
    • James Gregory Mills, GSBCA 16584-RELO [Text] (Mar. 25, 2005)
    • Mark Burnett, GSBCA 16578-RELO [Text] (Apr. 21, 2005)
    • Janice F. Stuart, GSBCA 16596-RELO [Text] (Apr. 27 and Jun. 29, 2005)
    • James Gregory Mills, GSBCA 16584-RELO [Text] (May 16, 2005)
    • Rebecca B. Harpole, GSBCA 16589-TRAV [Text] (July 13, 2005)
    • Vicky Hawkinson, GSBCA 16697-TRAV [Text] (Sept. 29, 2005)
    • David Hunter, GSBCA 16651-RELO [Text] (Sept. 30, 2005)
    • William Meyers, GSBCA 16702-RELO [Text] (Nov. 16, 2005)
    • Domenicangelo D’Angella, GSBCA 16704-RELO [Text] (Nov. 22, 2005)
  6. Temporary quarters
    1. Employee's intent
      • None
    2. Extensions of the initially authorized period
      • Sheila Baker, GSBCA 16573-RELO [Text] (Apr. 29, 2005)
      • Kimberly A. Smith, GSBCA 16615-RELO [Text] (July 6, 2005)
      • J.D. Jamar, Jr., GSBCA 16646-RELO [Text] (Aug. 8, 2005)
    3. Amounts payable
      • V. Diane Rhodes, GSBCA 16445-RELO [Text] (Jan. 10, 2005)
      • David W. Schmidt, GSBCA 16541-RELO [Text] (Feb. 4, 2005)
      • Stacey D. Williams-Kleinert, GSBCA 16566-RELO [Text] (Apr. 27, 2005)
      • Marsha M. Webb - Dompreh, GSBCA 16542-RELO [Text] (Jun. 10, 2005)
      • Kenneth R. Wheeler, Jr., GSBCA 16630-RELO [Text] (Aug. 9, 2005)
      • Virgil G. Hobbs III, GSBCA 16625-RELO [Text] (Sept. 15, 2005)
      • David M. Dawood, GSBCA 16707-RELO [Text] (Sept. 22, 2005)
      • Monika Mayr, GSBCA 16685-RELO [Text] (Oct. 14, 2005)
  7. Real estate transaction expenses
    1. General principles
      1. Employee must incur costs
        • John P. Rydzik, GSBCA 16433-RELO [Text] (Feb. 23, 2005)
        • Alecia B. Scally, GSBCA 16616-RELO [Text] (May 17, 2005)
        • Prasad G.K. Vegunta, GSBCA 16592-RELO [Text] (Aug. 4, 2005)
        • John L. Pipes, GSBCA 16640-RELO [Text] (Aug. 11, 2005)
        • Terence L. Lynch, GSBCA 16678-RELO [Text] (Nov. 30, 2005)
      2. Employee must sell/purchase real estate
        • None
      3. Some expenses must be "customarily paid" by seller/buyer
        • Doris L. Starkes, GSBCA 16509-RELO [Text] (Jan. 14, 2005)
        • Kerry M. Kennedy, GSBCA 16540-RELO [Text] (Jan. 26, 2005)
        • Roxanna E. Zamora, GSBCA 16562-RELO [Text] (Mar. 4, 2005) (tax service fee)
        • Joanne Hughes, GSBCA 16694-RELO [Text] (Aug. 26, 2005) (credit toward closing costs)
        • Craig J. Schwartz, GSBCA 16709-RELO [Text] (Sept. 27, 2005) (waiver for setback violation)
    2. Title issues
      • Andreas Frank, GSBCA 16706-RELO [Text] (Nov. 8, 2005)
    3. Regularly commutes
      • Uta Acker, GSBCA 16619-RELO [Text] (May 5, 2005)
    4. Specific types of costs
      1. Excess land
        • None
      2. Courier fees
        • Douglas Tastad, GSBCA 16543-RELO [Text] (Apr. 20, 2005)
        • Floyd C. Freeman, GSBCA 16648-RELO [Text] (July 21, 2005)
        • Monika Mayr, GSBCA 16685-RELO [Text] (Oct. 14, 2005)
      3. Cooperative association administrative fees
        • None
      4. Mortgage insurance, hazard insurance, title insurance
        • Kerry M. Kennedy, GSBCA 16540-RELO [Text] (Jan. 26, 2005) (hazard insurance)
        • Susan J. Jackson, GSBCA 16516-RELO [Text] (Mar. 1, 2005) (title insurance)
        • David D. Litt, GSBCA 16556-RELO [Text] (May 11, 2005) (title insurance)
        • Sylvia H. Shaner, GSBCA 16594-RELO [Text] (May 23, 2005) (title insurance)
        • Nadab O. Bynum, GSBCA 16715-RELO [Text] (Sept. 27, 2005) (title insurance)
      5. Construction of a new home
        • None
      6. Finance charges/Legal fees
        • Kerry M. Kennedy, GSBCA 16540-RELO [Text] (Jan. 26, 2005) (tax service fee)
        • Michael Blazis, GSBCA 16519-RELO [Text] (Feb. 3, 2005) (loan commitment fee)
        • Timothy R. Defoggi, GSBCA 16496-RELO [Text] (Feb. 11, 2005) (mortgage broker fee)
        • Roxanna E. Zamora, GSBCA 16562-RELO [Text] (Mar. 4, 2005) (tax service fee)
        • Charles W. Adams, GSBCA 16485-RELO [Text] (Apr. 12, 2005) (commitment/application fee)
        • Douglas Tastad, GSBCA 16543-RELO [Text] (Apr. 20, 2005) (tax service fee, tax set up fee)
        • Kevin M. Fahey, GSBCA 16622-RELO [Text] (Jun. 14, 2005) (mtge company processing fee)
        • Floyd C. Freeman, GSBCA 16648-RELO [Text] (July 21, 2005) (mtge broker fee, bank fee)
        • Monika Mayr, GSBCA 16685-RELO [Text] (Oct. 14, 2005) (doc prep fee, wire/fax fee)
        • Terence L. Lynch, GSBCA 16678-RELO [Text] (Nov. 30, 2005) (commitment fee)
      7. Loan discounts, mortgage discounts
        • None
      8. Lease breaking expenses
        • None
      9. Relocation services
        • None
      10. Other
        • Kerry M. Kennedy, GSBCA 16540-RELO [Text] (Jan. 26, 2005) (property taxes)
        • Timothy R. Defoggi, GSBCA 16496-RELO [Text] (Feb. 11, 2005) (inspection fee)
        • Susan J. Jackson, GSBCA 16516-RELO [Text] (Mar. 1, 2005) (pest/home inspection)
        • Douglas Tastad, GSBCA 16543-RELO [Text] (Apr. 20, 2005) (inspection waiver fee)
        • David D. Litt, GSBCA 16556-RELO [Text] (May 11, 2005) (inspection fee)
        • Sylvia H. Shaner, GSBCA 16594-RELO [Text] (May 23, 2005) (broker fee paid by purchaser)
        • Kevin M. Fahey, GSBCA 16622-RELO [Text] (Jun. 14, 2005) (radon test fee)
        • Floyd C. Freeman, GSBCA 16648-RELO [Text] (July 21, 2005) (radon test fee)
        • Beatrice Shearn, GSBCA 16642-RELO [Text] (Sept. 9, 2005) (prepayment fee, lien release fee)
  8. Household goods
    1. Prior comparison of commuted rate costs and GBL costs
      • Mark W. Miller, GSBCA 16497-RELO [Text] (Mar. 7, 2005)
    2. Amounts payable
      • V. Diane Rhodes, GSBCA 16445-RELO [Text] (Jan. 10, 2005)
      • Thomasine P. Ross, GSBCA 16564-RELO [Text] (Mar. 10, 2005)
      • Jean S. Nicolas, GSBCA 16602-RELO [Text] (May 3, 2005)
      • Russell Showers & Winifred Lehman, GSBCA 16608-RELO [Text] (Aug. 3, 2005)
    3. Time in storage and timing of shipments
      • Paul Gill, GSBCA 16593-RELO [Text] (Mar. 18, 2005)
    4. Disagreement about weight of shipment
      • Charles E. Pixley, GSBCA 16484-RELO [Text] (Feb. 4, 2005)
      • Michael V. Torretta, GSBCA 16560-RELO [Text] (Mar. 15, 2005)
      • Alan Poleszak, GSBCA 16693-RELO [Text] (Sept. 1, 2005)
  9. Personally owned vehicles and rental cars
    • V. Diane Rhodes, GSBCA 16445-RELO [Text] (Jan. 10, 2005)
    • Rosalind D. Hairston, GSBCA 16537-RELO [Text] (Jan. 26, 2005)
    • Jason D. Rohloff, GSBCA 16576-TRAV [Text] (Jun. 15, 2005)
  10. Relocation expenses incurred incident to a transfer in the interest of the Government, and within a certain time
    1. Employee must transfer
      • Nancy C. Johnson, GSBCA 16612-RELO [Text] (Mar. 22, 2005) (service agreement)
      • Michael L. Pond, GSBCA 16517-RELO [Text] (Mar. 22, 2005) (service agreement)
      • Janice F. Stuart, GSBCA 16596-RELO [Text] (Apr. 27 and Jun. 29, 2005) (transfer/return rights)
      • Jack N. Goldstein, GSBCA 16647-RELO [Text] (Aug. 18, 2005) (service agreement)
      • Melinda K. Kitchens, GSBCA 16639-RELO [Text] (Aug. 23, 2005) (service agreement)
      • Thomas M. Stan, GSBCA 16679-RELO [Text] (Aug. 25, 2005) (transfer not completed)
    2. Expenses must be incurred incident to transfer
      • Gary P. Mathis, GSBCA 16633-RELO [Text] (Sept. 15, 2005)
    3. Transfer must be in the interest of the Government
      • Marco A. Endara, GSBCA 16524-RELO [Text] (Jan. 28, 2005)
      • Janice F. Stuart, GSBCA 16596-RELO [Text] (Apr. 27, 2005)
      • Joanne Hughes, GSBCA 16694-RELO [Text] (Aug. 26, 2005)
      • Timothy A. Burgess, GSBCA 16725-RELO [Text] (Oct. 5, 2005)
    4. Within a certain time
      • Janice F. Stuart, GSBCA 16596-RELO [Text] (Apr. 27, 2005)
      • Christopher RC Young, GSBCA 16585-RELO [Text] (May 2, 2005)
      • Jean Francois Mpouli, GSBCA 16695-RELO [Text] (Aug. 19, 2005)
      • Jennifer Chapman, GSBCA 16680-RELO [Text] (Sept. 7, 2005)
  11. Taxes (WTA and RITA)
    • Paula M. Stead, GSBCA 16506-RELO [Text] (Jan. 11, 2005)
    • Randall O. Peaugh, GSBCA 16628-RELO [Text] (Jun. 29, 2005)
    • Robert J. Blanchette, GSBCA 16686-RELO [Text] (Oct. 14, 2005)
    • Bruce W. Crittenden, GSBCA 16726-RELO [Text] (Nov. 8, 2005)
  12. Miscellaneous
    • V. Diane Rhodes, GSBCA 16445-RELO [Text] (Jan. 10, 2005) (exercise of discretion to authorize relo benefits) (finance office cannot revoke proper action of authorizing official)
    • Thomasine P. Ross, GSBCA 16564-RELO [Text] (Mar. 10, 2005) (immediate family - grandchild)
    • James N. Herring, Jr., GSBCA 16455-RELO [Text] (Mar. 21, 2005) (if agency pays, there is nothing for the Board to settle)
    • Timothy Peter Baker, GSBCA 16396-RELO [Text] (Mar. 31, 2005) (untimely submission to Board)
    • Angela Y. Hicks, GSBCA 16586-RELO [Text] (Apr. 4, 2005) (immediate family - father)
    • Marsha M. Webb - Dompreh, GSBCA 16542-RELO [Text] (Jun. 10, 2005) (employee needed to supervise GBL move)
  13. Meritorious claims
    • None
  14. Collective bargaining agreements
    • Rolando J. Jimenez, GSBCA 16570-TRAV [Text] (Mar. 9, 2005)
    • Edward Olivares, GSBCA 16577-TRAV [Text] (Mar. 9, 2005)
    • LaVerle E. Olivier, GSBCA 16598-RELO [Text] (Apr. 26, 2005)
    • Billy Lee Belcher, GSBCA 16670-TRAV [Text] (July 26, 2005)

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