CSRS & FERS Disability Retirement: The Process
The importance of the “process” cannot be overstated in the filing of Federal Disability Retirement benefits. It is the “coordination” of all of the various elements involved: the Medical […]
Early Retirement for Injured Federal Employees
The importance of the “process” cannot be overstated in the filing of Federal Disability Retirement benefits. It is the “coordination” of all of the various elements involved: the Medical […]
As I often tell my clients in preparing a Federal Disability Retirement application: The “lynchpin of the application is the medical report”. Thus, it is important to speak to the doctor about the […]
While most Federal Disability Retirement applicants whom I represent, and have represented, retain me at the initial stage of the application, a good many of my clients come to me at the Second […]
I hear the anguish in people’s voices; an individual has worked for the Federal Government, or the Postal Service, for 20+ years; “I’m not lazy”, “I’ve worked all of my life”, “I gave my Agency the best, each day” […]
Many people who call me and tell me their narrative about the Agency, the medical conditions, the growing inability to perform the essential elements of the job, and the resulting need to file for disability retirement […]
This year has seen a tremendous amount of changes: a seeming meltdown of the economy; a coming change of the Presidency; vulnerability of the […]
It is now post-Labor Day Weekend. Summer is essentially over. The Office of Personnel Management will be back in “full […]
Alas, a batch of decisions has obviously been sent out to many disability retirement applicants in the last couple of […]
In filing for Federal disability retirement benefits, there are essentially 3 stages — the initial application Stage; the Reconsideration Stage; […]
FERS and CSRS disability retirement applicants are especially “vulnerable” because of the inherently precarious financial situation that an applicant often […]