Authorities Cited: United States Code 5 U.S.C. § 8331 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(3) 28 U.S.C. § 1491(a)(1) Code of Federal Regulations 5 C.F.R. § 515.201(d) 31 C.F.R. § 515.205 31 C.F.R. § 515.205(a) 31 C.F.R. § 515.504 31 C.F.R. § 515.504(b) 31 C.F.R. § 515.504(c) Supreme Court 424 U.S. 392, 398 463 U.S. 206, 217 470 U.S. 768 484 U.S. 439 487 U.S. 878, 905 537 U.S. 465, 472-473 Circuit Courts 970 F.2d 854, 858-859 402 F.3d 1167, 1172 402 F.3d 1172 457 F.3d 1345, 1354 466 F.3d 991, 997 475 F.3d 1268, 1273