Legal Opinion
Elizabeth H. Koyen v. Office of Personnel Management
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 27, 1992No. 91-3088PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PLAGER, Circuit Judge.
Elizabeth H. Koyen (Ms. Koyen) appeals from the decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), No. DE08319010357 (Sept. 25, 1990). The MSPB decision upheld a determination by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that Ms. Koyen was not entitled to a survivor annuity after the death of her former husband, Robert W. Koyen (Koyen), a retired government employee of many years. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
The gravamen of Ms. Koyen’s case is that, because of the behavior of certain officials in dealing with her husband, the Government is estopped from denying her right to a…
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