Federal OPM Disability Retirement: The Mistakes People Make
The greatest mistake of all is to “assume” X or to “presume” Y; and this is not uncommon, precisely because the wording of the Standard Forms as presented on SF 3112A […] Read More …
common mistakes unrepresented opm disability applicants often do
CSRS & FERS Medical Disability Retirement: Common Mistakes
There is of course the old adage (and old “sayings” are neatly formulated, refined over time, and revised and updated for applicability and relevance to the significance of the current times), […] Read More …
Disability Retirement for Federal Government Employees: Misreading the Law
As the old adage goes, a little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing. The Bruner Presumption is one of those legal tools which is often misunderstood and misapplied. The legal presumption […] Read More …
Medical Retirement for Federal Workers: A Proper Sense of Objectivity
In preparing, formulating and filing a Federal Disability Retirement application under FERS & CSRS, one might ask the legitimate question as to why a “proper sense of objectivity” […] Read More …
Federal and Postal Disability Retirement: Legal Standard & Persuasion
There is a distinction between the existence of a legal standard and the citing of such legal standard — to include statutory references, case-law citations, etc. — and the art of persuasion. […] Read More …
FERS & CSRS Disability Retirement for Federal and USPS Workers: Knowing the Law
When an OPM Disability Attorney cites the law as a supporting, authoritative basis upon which a Federal Disability Retirement application (in part) should be approved, one hopes […] Read More …
Federal Disability Retirement Benefits for Federal & Postal Employees: Knowing your own Case
In preparing and submitting an application for Federal Disability Retirement benefits under FERS & CSRS, it is important to know your own case. This will often take some time and effort […] Read More …
FERS & CSRS Disability Retirement for Federal and USPS Workers: Using the Legal Tool
A word of wisdom: generally, it is not a wise endeavor for applicants who are not lawyers, who file for Federal Disability Retirement benefits under FERS or CSRS, to make legal arguments. […] Read More …