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approximately 18-1/2 years of service as a Federal employee.
Petitioner was a data transcriber or a voucher examiner for DFAS
at Kelly Air Force Base at San Antonio, Texas. In essence,
petitioner's duties were to examine vouchers or bills submitted
by commissary vendors and approve them for payment. Petitioner's
relations with her immediate supervisors at DFAS were not good.
During a confrontation with one of her superiors on September 24,
1994, petitioner sustained an injury on the job when she fell,
injuring her head, neck, and back. The injury was disabling, and
petitioner came under the care of a doctor. She was unable to
work for intermittent periods and qualified for worker's
compensation benefits under the Federal Worker's Compensation
Act. Petitioner, however, continued her work with DFAS and
received worker's compensation benefits when she was unable to
work. After her employment with DFAS was mutually terminated in
1997, petitioner continued receiving worker's compensation
benefits. At trial, petitioner had a claim pending for total and
permanent disability benefits.
During the course of her employment, petitioner filed
numerous complaints within and without the chain of command in
DFAS complaining of various workplace conditions. Apparently not
satisfied with whatever actions, if any, that were taken by DFAS
to address these complaints, petitioner contacted a counselor
with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) at least
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