Last Updated on August 19, 2013 by FERS Disability Attorney
The consequences of information overload is that many people no longer have the cognitive capacity to make proper decisions concerning logical beginning points. Studies have been made, with varying results, but with some indicating that the constant barrage of technological over-exposure results in stunting of that part of the brain which is generally used for making affirmative decisions.
While multi-colored MRI scans make for interesting visual commentary, from a scientific viewpoint, all that can properly be stated is some loose correspondence between certain areas of the brain and a level of activity or inactivity which can be correlated. Regardless, it would seem logical to assume that too much of anything can negatively impact the capacity of the individual to competently engage in other activities. Application of energy in one sector will necessarily take away the requisite capacity of engagement in another.
For the Federal or Postal employee who is suffering from a medical condition, and who is also subject to the identical volume of information overload, one may posit that life-changing decisions to be made would be exponentially exacerbated with difficulties of the fundamental nature: “Where do I begin?”
The beginning points in preparing, formulating and filing a Federal Disability Retirement application with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management are important first steps; what consequential impact such beginning points may have upon the ultimate outcome of a case will determine the future destiny of the Federal or Postal employee.
With such important issues on the line, it may well be prudent to consult with someone “in the know“, and not let the arbitrary winds of change dictate the future course and destiny of one’s life.
Sincerely,
Robert R. McGill, Esquire
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