Federal Employee Medical Retirement: Process
The engagement of preparing, formulating and filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, whether under FERS or CSRS, is a “process” […] Read More …
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Medical Retirement for Federal Workers: The Veil of the Self-evident Case
A veil is an article of clothing which hides part or all of a person. It is worn with the intention of concealing. The history of Western Philosophy, from the time of Plato to the 20th Century […] Read More …
Federal Disability Retirement: What Are You Trying to Prove?
The word “refrain” is an interesting one for its multifarious definitions — from restraining one’s self (a physical act of self-control) to identifying a phrase or group of phrases which are repeated […] Read More …
Medical Retirement Benefits for US Government Employees: Basic Approaches
In preparing, formulating and filing a Federal Disability Retirement application under FERS or CSRS, it is always best to begin the formulation and preparation of a case by attending to the basic […] Read More …
Disability Retirement for Federal Workers: The “Mixed Case”
The “Grab-bag” approach of annotating every medical condition on an Application for Federal Disability Retirement should be distinguished and differentiated from a “Mixed-Case” approach. […] Read More …
Federal and Postal Disability Retirement: The Tailored Approach
By a “tailored” approach, it does not mean that it must be narrow and without flexibility. Flexibility is important in a Federal Disability Retirement Applicant’s Statement […] Read More …
CSRS & FERS Disability Disability Retirement: The “Process”
In my last writing, I briefly discussed why filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits is, and must be looked upon as, a “process” as opposed to a mere “filing” with an expectation of an […] Read More …
OPM Disability Retirement: Argument by Analogy
Attorneys argue “by analogy” all of the time; cases and decisions from the Merit Systems Protection Board, and language from the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, provide the fertile fodder for such argumentation. Thus, such issues […] Read More …
FERS & CSRS Disability Retirement: The Packet
It is often a good idea to understand the process of Federal Disability retirement, in order to effectuate the best approach in winning a case. Remember, for instance, that in all likelihood, the Applicant will not be speaking with the Benefits Specialist at the Office of Personnel Management; even if you call them (and I Read More …
OPM Disability Retirement: Connecting the Dots
Care at every step of the way in preparing an OPM disability retirement application is the key to winning. The metaphorical “dots” that need to be created and connected, will ensure that each aspect of a disability retirement claim is not seen as independent entities, but a part of a larger whole. When an individual Read More …