Mackey v. United States

LARAMORE, Judge.

Plaintiff sues for an increase in retirement pay under the Career Compensation Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 802, 37 U.S.C.A. § 271 et seq.

Prior to entering on active duty with the Army, plaintiff, in April 1942, was given a physical examination. At that time an X-ray of his chest was negative. He entered on active duty June 16, 1942. While stationed at Fort Clark, Texas, he had a bad cold and was told that X-rays showed something on his lungs but that this had cleared up. Plaintiff left continental United States and reported for duty at Fort Richardson, Alaska, in October 1944. He…