scope:

The pay account of a retiree may be placed in a suspended (non payment) status for a definite or indefinite period of time. The pay may be suspended to comply with statutory or regulatory requirements or Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) retired pay procedures. Such suspension may not necessarily affect continued or future entitlement when the requirements or procedures that were the basis for the suspension no longer apply. When a retired member is missing and there is no information concerning his or her whereabouts, the member's retired pay must be suspended from the date that he or she last was known to be alive.