Hordechuck v. United States

This is a suit by a former Reserve officer in the United States Army for disability retired pay. The only question involved is whether or not in rating plaintiff’s percentage of *494disability the provisions of the Career Compensation Act of 1949,63 Stat. 802, were complied with. The facts in this case are as follows:

Plaintiff first served on active duty as an officer during World War II where he saw combat service with the ski troops. In 1946 he was released from active duty and then recalled as a first lieutenant on November 13, 1950, after the outbreak of the Korean War. During his second tour…