Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit July 18, 1985, Appeal 85-635 (Avegene L. Simmons v. Merit Systems Protection Board)

DAVIS, Circuit Judge.

The issue is whether

Williams v. Office of Personnel Management,

718 F.2d 1553 (Fed.Cir.1983) — holding that the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or Board) lacks authority to award attorney fees to a federal employee who has prevailed on his claim of entitlement to disability retirement

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— is any longer good law after the decision of the Supreme Court in

Lindahl v.