OPM Disability Retirement: A Dedicated Pool of Workers
Federal and Postal workers are among the most dedicated of employees. Yes, in this time of debt crisis and budget crunching, quickly decreasing pool of available Federal funds, […] Read More …
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OPM Disability Retirement: Decision-Making
It is interesting how individuals make decisions, especially on important matters. In coming to a decision to file for Federal Disability Retirement benefits under FERS or CSRS, the process […] Read More …
OPM Disability Retirement: Interaction with EEOC & Other Legal Processes
I am often asked if other legal processes already filed — an EEOC Complaint, a corollary adverse action being appealed, etc. — will have an impact upon a Federal Disability Retirement application. My general answer is, “No, it will not […] Read More …
CSRS & FERS Disability Retirement: Why is mine denied?
There are always multiple (unverified) stories of people who have filed for Federal Disability retirement benefits under FERS & CSRS, based upon what appears to be a “minor” medical condition (at least “minor” in comparison to the medical conditions which were […] Read More …
CSRS & FERS Disability: End of Year
The New Year is upcoming. For those who are anxiously awaiting a decision on their Federal Disability Retirement applications, remember that this is a continuing process. Thus, whether or not the application gets approved or denied prior to the coming New Year […] Read More …
OPM Federal Disability Retirement: The Danger of Situational Disability
The danger of falling into the trap of situational disability, which is one of a number of reasons for denying a disability retirement application, can come about quite regularly. Especially because, in the face of contending with a medical disability that is serious enough to warrant changing one’s career, of filing for medical disability retirement Read More …
FERS & CSRS Disability Retirement: Applicant’s Statement of Disability
In most instances, when I am asked to represent an applicant at the Reconsideration Stage, after he or she has attempted to obtain an approval at the Initial Stage without an attorney, I find that the prevailing mistake made is the exaggerated verbosity of the statement itself. The old adage from Shakespeare, which (I know) Read More …
Supervisor’s Statements for FERS & CSRS Disability Retirement
I am often asked my opinion on the impact a Supervisor’s Statement has upon a disability retirement application. Unfortunately, not all supervisor’s are created equal — and, while in theory, a supervisor should be completely professional in filling out the SF 3112B — meaning that the supervisor should answer the questions in an ‘objective’ manner Read More …