OPM Disability Retirement: The Right Timing
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 …
taking an affirmative approach with your medical condition
CSRS & FERS Disability Retirement: The Time to Make the Decision (Part 1)
Waiting until the last possible moment to start the process to file for Federal Disability Retirement under FERS or CSRS may be commendable from the Agency’s viewpoint — but is it smart? […] Read More …
Federal Disability Retirement: The Right Time (Part 2)
How to determine when is the “right” time to file for Federal Disability Retirement benefits under FERS & CSRS, and when is the right time — those are issues which are quite personal and peculiar […] Read More …
CSRS & FERS Disability Retirement: The Decision
I have often spoken about the “process” of filing, but that mostly concerns the administrative ordeal of filing: of preparing, of gathering the medical documentation, of writing up the […] Read More …
CSRS & FERS Disability Retirement: The Initial Step Is the Most Difficult
I find that the initial step in filing for Federal Disability Retirement is the most difficult step for people to take. It is often a psychological block. I have spoken on this issue in the past. For a Federal […] Read More …
Federal & Postal Disability Retirement: The Futility of Waiting for an Agency
In Federal Disability Retirements, the general rule is as follows: waiting for your agency to act in some way that may prove to be beneficial to your case, is an act of futility. Whether it is to wait for a performance appraisal; whether […] Read More …