Disability Retirement for Federal Government Employees: The Narrative

In every life, in every human condition, there is the narrative to tell. In preparing, formulating and filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, […] Read More …

Disability Retirement for Federal Government Employees: Language and Reality

In most circumstances of life, the chasm and divide between language and the reality which such language is meant to reflect, is wide and irreconcilable. The problem is often that language […] Read More …

Federal Employee Medical Retirement: The Tool of Repetition

Repetition is an important tool in any written genre; overuse of the tool can always backfire (is there an inherent conundrum in criticizing the tool of “repetition” by saying that […] Read More …

Federal and Postal Disability Retirement: Symptoms & Diagnoses

In filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits under FERS or CSRS, it is not that a formal diagnosis is unimportant; rather, it is that the diagnosis itself is merely a starting point […] Read More …

Medical Retirement Benefits for US Government Employees: Numbers

Numbers, statistics and percentages rarely tell a complete story, especially in relation to a person’s medical condition. In Federal Disability Retirement applications under FERS or CSRS, […] Read More …

Early Retirement for Disabled Federal Workers: The Percentage Language Game

To the question: “What medical disabilities do you have,” is often the response in terms of a percentage language game: “The VA has given me a ____”; “My doctor rated me at____”. […] Read More …

Federal and Postal Disability Retirement: The Client’s Interests

The Client’s interests is obviously what is always paramount for an attorney representing an individual in any given case, in any arena of law. In Federal Disability Retirement law […] Read More …

Federal and Postal Disability Retirement: Approaches & Decisions

With each case, a story must be told. If the case gets denied, normally my approach is not so much that a “narrative” must be retold, but rather, I tend to view the Reconsideration […] Read More …