Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit June 23, 1995, 94-3189 (Jeanne A. Vallee v. Office of Personnel Management)

NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Jeanne A. Vallee petitions for review of the decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board, Docket No. BN0831930078-I-1, affirming the Office of Personnel Management’s denial of her entitlement to a survivor annuity. Because OPM had failed to give the statutory notice of election rights as required by the Spouse Equity Act, the decision is reversed.

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