[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 6]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR865.7]

[Page 176-177]
 
                        TITLE 32-NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                CHAPTER VII--DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
 
PART 865_PERSONNEL REVIEW BOARDS--Table of Contents
 
      Subpart A_Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records
 
Sec. 865.7  Action after final decision.

    (a) Action by the Executive Director. The Executive Director will 
inform the applicant or counsel, if any, of the final decision on the 
application. If any requested relief was denied, the Executive Director 
will advise the applicant of reconsideration procedures and, for cases 
processed under the Military Whistleblowers Protection Act, review by 
the SecDef. The Executive Director will send decisions requiring 
corrective

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action to the Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, for necessary action.
    (b) Settlement of claims. The Air Force is authorized, under 10 
U.S.C. 1552, to pay claims for amounts due to applicants as a result of 
correction of military records.
    (c) The Executive Director will furnish the Defense Finance and 
Accounting Service (DFAS) with AFBCMR decisions potentially affecting 
monetary entitlement or benefits. DFAS will treat such decisions as 
claims for payment by or on behalf of the applicant.
    (d) DFAS settles claims on the basis of the corrected military 
record. Computation of the amount due, if any, is a function of DFAS. 
Applicants may be required to furnish additional information to DFAS to 
establish their status as proper parties to the claim and to aid in 
deciding amounts due.
    (e) Public access to decisions. After deletion of personal 
information, AFBCMR decisions will be made available for review and 
copying at a public reading room in the Washington, DC metropolitan 
area.