Lawrence R. Rosano v. Department of the Navy

EDWARD S. SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner in this case seeks review of the final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (board) in which the board held that it was without jurisdiction to grant relief based on petitioner’s religious objections to certain coverage of the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program. We affirm.

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In 1979 petitioner sought and received a career conditional appointment as a civilian employee of the United States Navy. Like most federal employees, upon appointment he planned to choose a group health insurance plan from among those selected by the Office…