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different jobs, petitioner was employed by the Department of
Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), as a pilot
examiner from 1988 until November 2, 1992. Petitioner’s first 3
years of service with the FAA passed without incident. In 1991,
after petitioner’s immediate supervisor left the FAA, petitioner
began to have problems with his new supervisors. Petitioner
became severely depressed and alleged that his depression
resulted from discrimination from other FAA supervisors and
employees. Petitioner was placed on medical light duty with the
FAA in October 1991. Due to the claimed unstable work
environment, petitioner sought psychiatric treatment beginning in
1991.
On October 2, 1992, petitioner received a 30-day notice of
employment termination, and, subsequently, on November 2, 1992,
the FAA terminated petitioner’s employment. Prior to
petitioner’s termination, petitioner filed claims on October 12,
1992, with the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for disability retirement
annuity payments pursuant to FERS. Petitioner was approved for
Social Security disability on June 22, 1994, and FERS disability
retirement on March 8, 1995.
Concurrent with filing claims with SSA and OPM, petitioner
also filed a claim with the United States Department of Labor
(DOL) pursuant to the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA),
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