Federal and Postal Disability Retirement: Filing
If you believe that preparing, filing, and winning a Federal Disability Retirement case under FERS or CSRS is merely a matter of filling out forms, then don’t hire an attorney. […] Read More …
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CSRS & FERS Disability Retirement: Decisions, Decisions
I am often asked questions by people of which I am unable to answer. They are not questions concerning “the law” underlying Federal Disability Retirement, but rather questions which go to […] Read More …
Federal & Postal Service Disability Retirement: Differing Legal Criteria
Similar benefits, at the State, Local, Private levels, and at the Federal level, each contain differing legal criteria for eligibility. Thus, for instance, Social Security Disability benefits require one set of standards of eligibility […] Read More …
OPM Disability Retirement: The Doctor II
Work is good for a person — being productive, being useful, being a contributing member of a team, an agency, an organization; it provides a sense of self-worth, dignity, and therapy. On the one side, that is why a Federal or Postal worker takes such a long […] Read More …
CSRS & FERS Disability for Federal and Postal Employees: The Federal Disability Attorney
I often get calls from people who have filed for Federal Disability Retirement benefits, from people who are represented by an attorney but who, for one reason or another, are not satisfied with the work that the attorney has performed. It is not, in my opinion, proper for an attorney to criticize […] Read More …
FERS & CSRS Disability Retirement: Beyond the MSPB
Not all cases that should be won, are won. No one can win 100% of the time; think about it — even the best Major League Baseball players strike out at least 2 out of every 3 at-bats. Most strike out every 3 out of 4 times. Fortunately, I am able to pass through a Read More …
FERS & CSRS Disability Retirement: The “Nexus” Between the Reconsideration Stage and the Merit Systems Protection Board
It is an accepted fact that there is a “psychological” aspect to almost everything in life, and this is no less true in the field of disability retirement law. The “psychological” aspect is the nexus, or bridge, from the Reconsideration Stage to the Merit Systems Protection Board. From OPM’s viewpoint, this is the last chance Read More …
FERS & CSRS Disability Retirement Cases Before an MSPB Judge
When putting on a disability retirement case under FERS or CSRS before the Merit Systems Protection Board, it is essential that an applicant (if unrepresented) and the attorney (if represented, the applicant need not participate in any Prehearing Conference, but will obviously encounter the Judge during the Telephone Hearing) listens to the Administrative Judge during Read More …
Common Mistakes in Filing for CSRS & FERS Disability Retirement II
Always emphasize quality over quantity of medical records & reports. A common mistake often made by unrepresented individuals is that he or she will ship off to the Office of Personnel Management a large packet of medical records, bills, appointment sheets, raw blood test results, etc. A potential applicant is always wise to try and Read More …