the focus is upon the nexus — to convince yourself as well as the opm that you need to file for medical disability benefits

Identifying the Right Bridge to Reach Your Final Destination: Federal Disability Retirement

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When considering filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits through the Office of Personnel Management, whether one is under FERS or CSRS, the natural inclination is to ask the seemingly primary question of: Does health condition-X qualify as a disability? […] Read More …

Disability Retirement for Federal Workers: Insular Worlds

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The private domain of individual, insular worlds always remain unknowable and profoundly unreachable. We can extract common linguistic signposts to have some superficial encounters, with at least a semblance of comprehension; but in the end, can one ever “know” the […] Read More …

Federal Disability Retirement: The Magnifying Event

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The notable characteristic of a medical condition is that they rarely go away via wishful thinking and, moreover, while rest may provide a restorative period of relief, the return to performing activities which further exacerbate one’s condition further magnifies not only the […] Read More …