In Re the Marriage of Geigle

In this dissolution case, the husband appeals the trial court’s division of property. We affirm.

In 1972, Wallace and Elaine Geigle were married. According to their later decree of dissolution, Wallace already had three-and-a-half years of credited federal employment. In 1974, Wallace went to work for the Veterans Administration Hospital in Vancouver, Washington. In 1983, Wallace ceased working at the hospital after suffering a back injury, apparently while on the job. The same year, according to his brief, "he was found to be totally disabled from employment by the United States Department of…