Last Updated on August 3, 2022 by FERS Disability Attorney
During this Holiday Season when Federal and Postal employees who have filed for Federal Disability Retirement benefits under FERS, who are anxiously awaiting the decision from the Office of Personnel Management, a denial letter from OPM can appear disproportionately devastating.
Christmas and the New Year tend to bring difficulties precisely because it is seen as a season of celebration, when families get together, where work continues, but an expectation of being “joyous” pervades. At such a time, a denial of a Federal Disability Retirement application from the Office of Personnel Management can be a seeming conclusion to a long wait. It is not.
Do not become discouraged just because someone at OPM has “decided” that your Federal Disability Retirement application did not “meet” the legal criteria. Set the denial letter aside for a day or two (so long as it is not nearing the 30-day period to either file for Reconsideration or an appeal).
Then, proceed to fight it.
Don’t let the Holiday Season become confused with the right to file for, be eligible for, and be entitled to Federal or Postal Disability Retirement benefits. The filing of an application for Federal Disability Retirement benefits is a process which may take 6 – 8 months, or longer if it is needed to go to the Second, Reconsideration Stage, or to the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Do not get discouraged; instead, fight for your benefits.
Sincerely,
Robert R. McGill, Esquire
OPM Federal Disability Attorney
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