Legal Opinion
Ronald W. James v. Office of Personnel Management
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 23, 2004No. 03-3313PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYSON, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Ronald W. James appealed to the Merit Systems Protection Board from a decision of the Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”) denying his request to change his post-retirement election of a survivor annuity for his wife. The Board upheld OPM’s decision, ruling that OPM did not act unlawfully when, based on the governing statute and regulation, it treated Mr. James’s election as irrevocable and therefore rejected his request to change his election. Docket No. CH-0831-02-0574-1-1. We affirm.
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Mr. James worked for the United States government for approximately 32…
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