Welsh v. Merit Systems Protection Board

Dorothy Welsh seeks review of the final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (Board) dismissing her appeal as untimely filed. Because Ms. Welsh has not shown that the Board abused its discretion in dismissing her appeal, we affirm.

DISCUSSION

On August 27, 1999, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued its reconsideration decision affirming its initial determination that Ms. Welsh had received an overpayment of disability annuity benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System after she regained her earning capacity. Ms. Welsh appealed OPM’s decision to the Board on August…