Wolf v. United States

Plaintiff, an Air Force Reserve officer, retired for physical disability in 1960, sues to recover the difference between 75 percent of the basic pay of a colonel with over 20 years’ service, to which he claims entitlement, and 50 percent of the basic pay of a colonel with over 20 years’ service, which he has received. Plaintiff contends that his disability rating should be 80 percent or, alternatively, at least 70 percent, and the denial of such percentage of disability is arbitrary, capricious, or unlawful.

The record shows that at the time plaintiff retired on August 5, 1960 his percentage…