Legal Opinion
Brian J. Eldredge v. Department of the Interior
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 16, 2006No. 05-3291PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
Brian J. Eldredge (“Eldredge”) appeals the decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (the “Board”) denying his request for firefighter retirement credit under the Federal Employees’ Retirement System (“FERS”). Eldredge v. Dep’t of the Interior, No. SE-0841-04-0127-I-1 (M.S.P.B. May 20, 2005). We vacate and remand.
BACKGROUND
FERS provides enhanced retirement benefits for firefighters. See 5 U.S.C. §§ 8412(d) (2000) (early retirement); 8415(d) (2000) (increased annuity); 8425(b) (2000) (early retirement). Service in both “rigorous” and “secondary” firefighter positions is…
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