Ann C. Brown v. Office of Personnel Management

The decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (board), 38 M.S.P.R. 357 (1988), affirming as modified the board’s initial decision sustaining the Office of Personnel Management’s denial of Ann C. Brown’s (Brown’s) application for death benefits, is affirmed.

OPINION

Brown’s argument for entitlement to Federal Employee’s Retirement System (FERS) benefits fails because Congress made eligibility for FERS benefits expressly contingent on the completion of at least eighteen months of civilian service. See 5 U.S.C. § 8442(b)(1) (1982); cf. Tirado v. Department of the Treasury, 757 F.2d 263,…