Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2021

Babcock v. Kijakazi

Decided January 13, 2022. Amy Coney Barrett delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 20-480 · 595 U.S. 77 · Cited 9 times

Holding

Civil-service pension payments based on employment as a dual-status military technician are not payments based on “service as a member of a uniformed service” under 42 U. S. C. §415(a)(7)(A)(III).

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