Early Retirement for Injured Federal Employees
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 […]
I am receiving too many questions about certain issues, which leads me to believe that a clarification is again in order. First, concerning the Statute of Limitations on filing for Federal disability retirement benefits. […]
I have written and emphasized this issue before, but it is an issue which must be reiterated, re-emphasized, and re-stated: those who file for and obtain disability retirement do not need to feel like their lives are being retired […]
Federal disability retirement law is often a frustrating process. On the one hand, for an attorney, it can be a professionally satisfying area of law to practice because the end result — obtaining a benefit for an individual who has shown […]
I am often asked, on an initial interview/consultation of a potential client, whether or not psychiatric medical disabilities (Major Depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, PTSD, panic attacks, Bi-polar disorder, etc.) are “more difficult” to prove […]
Whether you work for the U.S. Postal Service, the FAA, the Secret Service, OSHA, FDIC, or one of the other […]
This blog is written in response to a question posed: in the event that an individual is unable to have a medical report written by a treating physician for circumstances beyond […]
Before you even think about filing for disability retirement benefits under FERS or CSRS, there is often a psychological component which must be overcome […]
Summer is almost at an end. The Postal Service, through the auspices of the Office of Personnel Management, is offering […]
Without getting into too many comparisons, the laws governing disability retirement benefits are, upon reflection, actually quite reasonable. Think about […]