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Attorney Representation Federal Disability Retirement: Life puzzles

Posted onNovember 18, 2017AuthorFederal Disability Retirement AttorneyLeave a comment

Depending upon the accent or inflection, the phrase can take on differing meanings. If stated in a monosyllabic intonation, it can be a quiet declaration that the entirety of life is comprised of multiple puzzles in an inert, non-participatory manner. The other way of “saying it”, is to pause between the two words in dramatic form, or even put a question mark at the end of the phrase, making the second word into an active verb and the noun of “Life” into a projectile that deliberately confounds and obfuscates. […] Read More …

Legal Representation on Federal Disability Retirement Claims: Then, forgotten

Posted onSeptember 9, 2017AuthorFederal Disability Retirement AttorneyLeave a comment

To die is forgivable; to be forgotten, not so much. Perhaps that is why the 15-minute rule of one’s fame is so important to most people; that, to be “appreciated” in a life-long struggle just to remain relevant makes fools of us all, and the basis upon which con-men and scams continue to effectively play their course. It is, of course, the “then” that matters – that prelude to the state of being forgotten, that defines what a person’s life was, remains, and will continue to be in the future amongst and amidst the remainder of a family, friends and acquaintances left behind. […] Read More …

OPM Disability Retirement: Different gradations of form and tint

Posted onJuly 1, 2017AuthorFederal Disability Retirement AttorneyLeave a comment

The former often refers to architectural structures; the latter, to the exterior or interior paint, color and hue; and, together, they present to the observing eye the sensible objects that we experience through sight, smell and at least as to the former, tactile encounters. Words are funny things; we not only create and apply them, but concurrently establish rules for utility and usage such that restrictions apply, expansiveness beyond certain boundaries become prohibited, and modifications for allowances in the placement of a particular sentence are constrained. […] Read More …

Medical Retirement from Federal Government Employment: That big oak tree

Posted onMay 28, 2016AuthorFederal Disability Retirement Attorney1 Comment

It is the lasting image we hold onto. On a warm, sunny day, in the carefree tapestry of a summer month, without cares or worries to haunt or ruminate by; perhaps the gentle sounds of a nearby stream and a cool breeze whispering softly the rustling leaves bright green in their early unravelling, still months away before the harsh August sun turns them into the crinkly brown of late Fall. We dream of those times; perhaps, there never was a moment when life was without difficulties and lying beneath the shade of that big oak tree allowed for smiles of quiet content and soothing moments of careless thoughts. […] Read More …

Federal Disability Retirement: In Life, the Pragmatic Trumps the Theoretical

Posted onSeptember 10, 2013AuthorFederal Disability Retirement Attorney1 Comment

In administrative and other processes, as in life generally, there are issues which on a theoretical level would seem to work; but when tested in the “real world”, somehow the perfect paradigm suddenly disintegrates. Thus, one may ascribe a series of seemingly logical […] 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 …

Federal Worker Disability Pension: Societal Complexities

Posted onAugust 23, 2013March 28, 2016AuthorFederal Disability Retirement Attorney2 Comments

For over 50 years, we have been told that our lives will be simpler, more efficient, of greater ease, resulting from the technological advancement of society at large. With each technological innovation, some aspect of the common man’s life was supposed […] Read More …

Attorney Representation Federal Disability Retirement: Life puzzles

OPM Disability Retirement: Different gradations of form and tint

Federal Disability Retirement: In Life, the Pragmatic Trumps the Theoretical

OPM Disability Retirement: Early Decisions, Later Consequences

OPM Disability Retirement: The Administrative Process

Federal Employee Medical Retirement: The Bureaucratized Process

Disability Retirement for Federal Government Employees: The Realizing Process