Wallace Gant v. The United States

ARCHER, Circuit Judge.

The United States appeals from the judgment of the United States Claims Court in Gant v. United States, 18 Cl.Ct. 442 (1989), holding that Wallace Gant, a former Senior Master Sergeant in the Nebraska Air National Guard (NEANG), was entitled to an award of additional retirement pay based on a corrected date of retirement of April 15, 1983 rather than September 1, 1984. The Claims Court determined that the refusal of the Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR) to correct Gant’s records to reflect the earlier retirement date was arbitrary and…