Margaret M. Valentine, Petitioner, v. Office of Personnel Management, Respondent, 878 F.2d 1447 (Fed. Cir. 1989)

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US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - 878 F.2d 1447 (Fed. Cir. 1989) June 16, 1989

Before FRIEDMAN, RICH and ARCHER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM

Margaret M. Valentine appeals the decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board, Docket No. DA0831870662 (January 15, 1988), which became final by Order of the full Board on May 18, 1988. The administrative judge (AJ) in her initial decision held that Valentine "had not shown that she was entitled to amend her [deceased] husband's survivor annuity election" and is "not entitled to a survivor annuity under the Civil Service Spouse Equity Act of 1984, Public Law 98-615, as amended." We have carefully reviewed the arguments presented by Valentine and are not persuaded that the Board's decision is arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, unsupported by substantial evidence or otherwise not in accordance with law. See 5 U.S.C. § 7703(c) (1982); Hayes v. Department of the Navy, 727 F.2d 1535, 1537 (1984). Accordingly, we affirm the Board's decision on the basis of the AJ's opinion.

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