Legal Opinion

Vassallo v. Department of Defense

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided August 14, 2015No. 2015-3101PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALLACH,' Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Ross Vassallo appeals the decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (“the Board”) denying his request for corrective action. See Vassallo v. Dep’t of Def., 2015 MSPB 8, 122 M.S.P.R. 156 (2015) (Resp’t’s App. 50-55). Mr. Vas-sallo, a veteran, sought corrective action from the Board after he applied for a position at the Department of Defense (“DOD”), and the Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”) determined that the DOD was not required to afford him veterans employment preferences under the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (‘VEOA”). The…

2Cases cited7 opinions

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  2. Wayne B. Harris v. Department of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998
  3. Warren S. Forest v. Merit Systems Protection BoardCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1995
  4. Joseph v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2007
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3Cited by7 opinions

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