Tyree v. Office of Personnel Management

John W. Tyree seeks review of the July 28, 2000, decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board, No. PH0845000256I-1, which found he had been overpaid benefits in the Federal Employees’ Retirement System (FERS). We affirm.

Tyree applied for FERS disability retirement benefits in April 1994. At that time, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) instructed Tyree to apply with the Social Security Administration (SSA) as well, explaining that the receipt of any such benefits would proportionally reduce his FERS annuity. Tyree applied with SSA but was denied benefits. In 1998, SSA reconsidered…