Benson v. United States

Plaintiff sues for regular retirement pay computed under tbe “percentage-multiplier” method (Section 511(b) of tbe Career Compensation Act of 1949, hereinafter styled the Act, 63 Stat. 802, 829). He seeks tbe difference between what be would have received under that method since April 1, 1955, and tbe regular retirement pay which he has received under the “saved-pay” method (Section 511(a) of the Act).

Plaintiff’s records disclose that he served on active duty as a Navy enlisted man from 1917 to 1934, at which time he was transferred to the Fleet Reserve. He was transferred from the Fleet…