Office of Personnel Management v. Richmond

 
DOCKET NO.
88-1943
OP. BELOW
SUBJECT
MSPB
AUTHOR
Kennedy

Question(s) Presented

“[W]hether erroneous oral and written advice given by a Government employee to a benefits claimant may give rise to estoppel against the Government and so entitle the claimant to a monetary payment not otherwise permitted by law.”

Holding

“We hold that payments of money from the Federal Treasury are limited to those authorized by statute . . . .”