Legal Opinion
James H. Turner v. Office of Personnel Management
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 17, 1983No. 82-1436PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Dr. James H. Turner seeks review of a final order of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or Board) denying his application for voluntary disability retirement. At issue is the Board’s determination that petitioner’s unusual medical condition — an acute aversion to enclosed places caused by chronic diarrhea — is not a “disease” within the meaning of the statutory disability retirement scheme, see 5 U.S.C. § 8331(6) (1976) (disability must be caused by “disease or injury”). Because the legal basis of the…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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