OPM Disability Retirement: Selective Prosecution
The term itself implies a sense of unfairness. But fairness often depends upon a viewpoint, and the methodology which is applied, or failed to be applied. Thus, in a Federal Disability […] Read More …
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Federal Disability Retirement: SSA Approval, Part II
In order for an SSA approval to have an impact upon a Federal disability retirement application, the Social Security Administration’s decision letter granting benefits must provide a detailed explanation as to the basis for the approval, delineating the medical basis, the medical conditions upon which the decision was made, etc. Thereafter, the applicant can submit Read More …
Federal Disability Retirement: SSA Approval, Part I
Of interest is what to do when a Social Security filing for disability benefits has been approved prior to the FERS/CSRS disability retirement application being approved. This is a rarity, and indeed, it should logically be that way: for Social Security disability requires a higher standard of (essentially) “total disability”; while the criteria for approval Read More …