Norman H. Henry v. Department of Justice

MAYER, Chief Judge.

Norman H. Henry petitions for review of the Merit Systems Protection Board’s final decision, BN-0831-96-0160-I-1, that he untimely applied for a law enforcement officer service credit determination. We reverse and remand.

Background

Federal employees in many fields may not retire with an annuity until reaching fifty-five years of age and completing thirty years of service or reaching age sixty and completing twenty years of service. See 5 U.S.C. § 8336(a), (b) (1994). However, 5 U.S.C. § 8336(c) entitles employees to retire and draw an annuity at age fifty if they have…