1 Note that the MSPB publishes both precedential and nonprecedential decisions. A nonprecedential order is one that the Board has determined does not add significantly to the body of MSPB case law. Although parties may cite nonprecedential orders, such orders have no precedential value. The Board and administrative judges also are not required to follow or distinguish them in any future decisions. By contrast, a precedential decision issued as an opinion and order has been identified by the Board as significantly contributing to the Board's case law. See 5 C.F.R. § 1201.117(c).