Grover v. Office of Personnel Management

TARANTO, Circuit Judge.

Daniel Grover applied for a retirement annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System after he retired as a customs officer. By statute, the annuity must reflect the highest average annual pay based on three consecutive years of specified service, and for a customs officer like Mr. Grover in the years in question, the calculation must include overtime pay up to $17,500. The Office of Personnel Management, in calculating Mr. Grover’s pay for the years in question, did not include anything close to $17,500 in overtime pay, although Mr. Grover asserted that he received…