Taylor-Tillotson v. United States

OPINION AND ORDER

LETTOW, Judge.

In this military benefits case, plaintiff, Ms. Charlotte Taylor-Tillotson, seeks review of a military board decision denying her survivor benefits after the death of Lawrence Joseph Tillotson. Ms. Taylor-Tillotson claims that she is entitled to an annuity under the Reserve Component Survivor Benefit Plan (“RCSBP”). Compl. ¶¶ 50-51. 1 The RCSBP is an insurance-style program administered by the Department of Defense under the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 1448, allowing an eligible reservist to provide an annuity to a surviving spouse. Eligibility for this program…