Eugene Oulvey v. Veteran's Administration

Eugene Oulvey instituted this action against the Veteran’s Administration to protest his termination from the position of claims examiner without first being provided a termination hearing. The Veteran’s Administration contends that Oulvey was a probationary employee at the time of his discharge and thus not entitled to a termination hearing.

The Merit Systems Protection Board (Board) found that Oulvey was a career-conditional appointment, and therefore was a probationary employee at the time of his termination. The Board further stated that probationary employees terminated for…