Poblete v. Office of Personnel Management

Mr. Lorenzo Poblete filed a request to make a deposit to the Civil Service Retirement System (“CSRS”) based on his prior federal service, which would entitle him to certain benefits. The Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”) denied his request, and Mr. Poblete appealed to the Merit Systems Protection Board (“MSPB”). Shortly thereafter, Mr. Poblete passed away and his wife, Mrs. Erlinda Poblete, substituted as the party in the appeal. An administrative judge at the MSPB affirmed the OPM’s decision, and the MSPB denied Mrs. Poblete’s petition for review on October 3, 2008. See Poblete v.…