Basilio Q. CASILANG, Petitioner, v. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, Respondent

Basilio Q. Casilang petitions for review of the final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (“Board”) that affirmed the reconsideration decision of the Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”) that denied his request for a deferred annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System (“CSRS”). Casilang v. OPM, No. SE-0831-00-0240-I-1 (Merit Sys. Prot. Bd. Sept. 11, 2000). The CSRS is the retirement benefits system established under the Civil Service Retirement • Act (“CSRA”), Pub.L. No. 64-584, 70 Stat. 736 (1956); 5 U.S.C. § 8333 (1994). The Board determined that Mr. Casilang was not…