Last Updated on March 3, 2021 by FERS Disability Attorney
In the United States, we have come to expect efficiency and effectiveness; that is the nature of our history, and precisely why the prevailing philosophical engine has been that of “pragmatism“. But countries evolve over time; bureaucracies become burdensome; the character of a nation may slowly, almost imperceptibly, change and alter. Further, some actions are within the purview of one’s ability to impact; other issues are entirely outside of one’s control.
For the Federal or Postal employee contemplating filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, whether under FERS or CSRS, it is important to distinguish between those aspects of the administrative and procedural issues which can have some exerted control, and those which are well beyond one’s sphere of influence. For, the test of one’s patience and growing sense of impatience will often be determined by a recognition of that which can be influenced, and that which has little to no access for such.
Timing issues can often be controlled, as in when to file; but as for the timing of OPM’s determination, that is another matter altogether.
Patience is unfortunately a virtue which is being daily tested by Federal agencies; the practical reverberating impact is upon the individual Federal and Postal employees who are filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (the Agency that approves and manages Disability Retirement for all Federal Employees in America) That, too, is something which is historically inevitable — it is the individual who is impacted, while the faceless “agency” goes on about its business.
Sincerely,
Robert R. McGill, Esquire
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