Legal Opinion
Dickey v. Office of Personnel Management
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 17, 2005No. 2004-3391PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GAJARSA, Circuit Judge.
Yvonne J. Dickey (“Ms.Dickey”) appeals the final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (“MSPB”) affirming the Office of Personnel Management’s (“OPM”) decision denying her claim to a spousal survivor annuity. Ms. Dickey asserts that since she is the common-law widow of James L. Dickey (“Mr.Dickey”), a former government employee, she is entitled to survivor annuity benefits as Mr. Dickey’s surviving spouse. OPM denied Ms. Dickey’s claim based on its finding that she had failed to establish that she was married to Mr. Dickey. Dickey v. Office of Pers. Mgmt., No.…
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