Townsend v. Office of Personnel Management

The petitioner, Michael W. Townsend, seeks review of the final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (“the Board”) affirming a determination of the Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”), in which OPM denied Mr. Townsend’s application for disability retirement pursuant to the Federal Employees Retirement System (“FERS”). Townsend v. Office of Pers. Mgmt., No. CH-844E-01-0120-I-1, slip op. (M.S.P.B. Mar.30, 2001). For the reasons explained below, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Mr. Townsend was employed with the Forest Service (“Agency”) as a law enforcement officer. Id. at 2. While he was on…