Cordero v. Office of Personnel Management

Nelia T. Cordero seeks review of a final decision by the Merit Systems Protection Board (“Board”) affirming the Office of Personnel Management’s (“OPM”) decision to deny Cordero’s application for a lump-sum benefit under the Civil Service Retirement Act (“CSRA”) following the death of her grandfather, a retired federal employee. Because we find that the Board correctly construed and applied the civil service retirement statute and regulation, we affirm,.

*495Background

On March 31, 1970, Joaquin Tumambing, the decedent, signed an Application for Retirement under CSRA indicating that he was not…