Legal Opinion
Carole A. Simpson v. Office of Personnel Management
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 30, 2003No. 03-3015PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
Carole Simpson appeals from the final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board affirming the Office of Personnel Management’s (“OPM’s”) denial of her application for a survivor annuity. Simpson v. Office of Pers. Mgmt., 92 M.S.P.R. 210, 2002 WL 1906866 (M.S.P.B. 2002) (“Final Decision”). Because we hold that OPM failed as a matter of law to provide adequate notice to Mrs. Simpson’s late ex-husband that he needed to take affirmative steps to provide her with a survivor annuity following their divorce, we conclude that the Board erred in finding that Mrs. Simpson is…
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