Searcy v. Merit Systems Protection Board

Andrew Searcy, Jr. appeals two separate final decisions of the Merit Systems Protection Board (“Board”). Although these appeals were not consolidated before us, we address Searcy’s appeals in a single decision in light of their shared background and procedural history. In Searcy v. Department of Agriculture, No. AT-4324-10-0356-B-1, 117 M.S.P.R. 221 (M.S.P.B. Dec. 16, 2011) (“Searcy v. USDA”), the Board dismissed Searcy’s claims against the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (“US-ERRA”), the Veterans’…