Ramona H. Kindall v. Office of Personnel Management

LOURIE, Circuit Judge.

Ramona Kindall appeals from the final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board affirming the Office of Personnel Management’s (“OPM’s”) determination not to increase her survivor annuity to reflect 1976-1997 cost-of-living adjustments. Kindall v. Office of Pers. Mgmt., 91 M.S.P.R. 609 (MSPB 2002) (“Final De cision”). Because we hold that the Board’s decision is in accordance with law, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

Mrs. Kindall was married to Gordon Hodge until Mr. Hodge’s death in December 1972. Id. slip op. at 2. Mrs. Kindall subsequently began receiving survivor annuity…