Rogers v. United States Department of Labor
Opinion
Opinion
Vukasin, J.
AMENDED ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR CHANGE OF VENUE AND GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
FACTS
Plaintiff, a former employee of the Veterans Administration ["VA”], seeks by this action to compel the alteration of certain purportedly erroneous records stemming from her repeated disability claims. She was initially hired by the VA as a staff nurse in 1968, and over a period of time was promoted to the position of Head Nurse for the Medical and Dermatology Ward. She subsequently encountered numerous on-the-job difficulties, resulting in reassignment to her former staff nurse position in 1972, then to a clerical position in 1973, and, ultimately, in her 1975 termi: nation. Rogers filed her first disability claim under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act [“FECA”], 5 U.S.C. § 8101 et seq. in March, 1973, following her first reassignment, taking extended sick leave at the same time. In her applications for disability benefits she claimed she suffered from continual stress and hypertension due to actions taken against her by supervisors at the VA — actions which she claimed were in the nature of harassment, intimidation, and coercion.