Authorities Cited: United States Code 5 U.S.C. § 8331(20) 5 U.S.C. § 8334(c) 5 U.S.C. § 8336(a) 5 U.S.C. § 8336(c)(1) 5 U.S.C. § 8401(17) 5 U.S.C. § 8412(a) 5 U.S.C. § 8412(d) 5 U.S.C. § 8422(a)(2) Code of Federal Regulations 5 C.F.R. § 831.902 5 C.F.R. § 831.904(a) 5 C.F.R. § 842.803(b) Circuit Courts 918 F.2d 944, 946 105 F.3d 635, 636 165 F.3d 312, 314 262 F.3d 1292, 1304 291 F.3d 795 402 F.3d 1345, 1350 483 F.3d 1311, 1315