Shelton v. Merit Systems Protection Board

PER CURIAM.

Ira Shelton appeals the decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board, dismissing her appeal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Shelton v. Dep’t of the Army, SF-0752-04-0040-B-1, 101 M.S.P.R. 352 (MSPB Mar. 6, 2006). Because Shelton has failed to set out any allegation that, if true, would establish involuntary retirement, we affirm.

Shelton contends that her decision to retire was the product of improper agency action, coercion, intolerable working conditions, and agency misinformation. Each contention, however, is without merit. Substantial evidence supports the board’s determination that Shelton’s supervisors made reasonable efforts to find her an appropriate office space and that they did not improperly interfere with her job functions. We find no err in the board’s determination that Shelton was not the subject of a conspiracy to prevent her further promotion. And, the board correctly determined that she was neither misinformed about, nor coerced into accepting, the 1997 opportunity to retire with voluntary separation incentive pay.