The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) , located in Washington, D.C., is the agency which makes the decision on all Federal Disability Retirement applications, whether under FERS, CSRS […] Read More …
being patient while waiting for fers disability
Federal and Postal Disability Retirement: Waiting upon the Office of Personnel Management
A Federal or Postal worker who is filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits under FERS or CSRS must understand that the waiting portion of the entire process is probably the most difficult […] Read More …
Medical Retirement for Federal Workers: The Office of Personnel Management
The Office of Personnel Management, the Agency which reviews, evaluates and makes determinations upon all Federal and Postal Disability Retirement applications, whether it is under FERS, CSRS or CSRS Offset, […] Read More …
Disability Retirement for Federal Government Employees: Waiting
It is summertime. The Office of Personnel Management continues to remain backlogged. The waiting time for approvals continues to be “longer than usual”, but the “usual” […] Read More …
Federal Disability Retirement Benefits for Federal & Postal Employees: Waiting
Waiting for a decision to be rendered by the Office of Personnel Management for a submitted Federal Disability Retirement application, either at the Initial Stage of the Process, […] Read More …
FERS & CSRS Disability Retirement for Federal and USPS Workers: Continuing Patience
It is difficult to be patient. The Office of Personnel Management, in reviewing and evaluating each case, takes its time. One can attempt to “read into” each day, as to whether the longer […] Read More …
OPM Disability Retirement: Snow (and More Snow)
By all accounts, the amount of snow which has hit the D.C. & surrounding metropolitan area constitutes a record amount. With 25 – 30 inches already on the ground and stretching […] Read More …
Federal and Postal Disability Retirement: All Things Equal
Of course, in life, all things are NOT equal. Some cases get approved within a couple of weeks; others, seemingly for months sit on an OPM Representative’s desk, with not even a glance or a […] Read More …
Federal and Postal Service Disability Retirement: Patience is a Necessity
I have said this many, many times: If patience is a virtue, then Federal employees must be the virtuous of all people, especially those who are filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits […] Read More …
CSRS & FERS Disability Retirement: The Time It Takes For the “Process”
Because it is a “process” as opposed to an application to obtain an automatic service, commodity or benefit, a Federal Disability Retirement application necessarily takes time. It takes time to properly prepare the application […] Read More …