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OPM Disability Retirement: The Process of Decision-Making

Posted onSeptember 3, 2016March 14, 2022AuthorFederal Disability Retirement AttorneyLeave a comment

As has been previously stated in repetitive fashion, in preparing, formulating and filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, whether under FERS or CSRS, it is important to understand and acknowledge the duality of the process — for it is a process, as opposed to a singular event, both as an administrative legal issue, as well as for the individual Federal or Postal employee in a personal sense. […] Read More …

Federal and Postal Disability Retirement: The Bailiwick of Time

Posted onJune 16, 2014AuthorFederal Disability Retirement AttorneyLeave a comment

Time tends to incrementally, insidiously, and imperceptibly creep up and, with a sudden shudder of fright, present itself in a crisis of thought. Whether we control it; to what extent we are slaves to it; all that we can do is manage it, and to recognize that the bailiwick of time […] Read More …

Postal and Federal Disability Retirement: Last Minute Filings

Posted onJune 10, 2014AuthorFederal Disability Retirement AttorneyLeave a comment

Waiting until the very last moment in order to file a Federal Disability Retirement application is often an inevitable reflection of the medical condition itself; whether because the thought and act of filing contributes to the exacerbation of one’s condition, or because the […] Read More …

Federal and Postal Disability Retirement: The Balance Tipper

Posted onJanuary 23, 2014AuthorFederal Disability Retirement AttorneyLeave a comment

Life requires a series of fine tuning and adjustments; of the balance between work and leisure; when children arrive, of determining priorities, of managing time and recognizing that the things which seemed important to us previously, need to take on a lesser role; of allowing […] Read More …

FERS Disability Retirement: Need versus Necessity

Posted onNovember 14, 2013August 4, 2022AuthorFederal Disability Retirement Attorney5 Comments

Needs can be variegated, and can be satisfied partially, delayed for further fulfillment at a later time and event, or controlled by sheer will and self-discipline. They can also depend upon the particular individual, circumstance and personality and/or character of an individual. Read More …

Federal Employee Medical Retirement: The Linguistic World of Mirrors

Posted onNovember 4, 2013AuthorFederal Disability Retirement AttorneyLeave a comment

Mirrors are peculiar human inventions; they play to the vanity of men and women, while at the same time revealing the cosmetic warts and boils which remain unhidden and starkly open on display. But linguistic mirrors take away that disadvantage of visual perception; […] Read More …

OPM Disability Retirement: Early Decisions, Later Consequences

Posted onAugust 29, 2013October 20, 2021AuthorFederal Disability Retirement Attorney1 Comment

Decisions engaged in early on, reap later consequences which often reflect the choices made in those initial steps. This is true both in life generally, and in particularized ventures, endeavors and vocations. That is precisely why we tell our kids to study hard; […] Read More …

OPM Disability Retirement: The Right Timing

Posted onJanuary 18, 2010AuthorFederal Disability Retirement AttorneyLeave a comment

Timing the preparation and submission, and ultimate separation/retirement from Federal Service in getting Federal Disability Retirement benefits under FERS or CSRS is rarely a method […] Read More …