CSRS & FERS Disability Retirement: The Frustration of Dealing with OPM
The Office of Personnel Management is a large bureaucracy which handles thousands of cases, including disability retirement applications. Lately, more […]
Early Retirement for Injured Federal Employees
The Office of Personnel Management is a large bureaucracy which handles thousands of cases, including disability retirement applications. Lately, more […]
Then, of course, there are cases where an individual has “no other choice” than to file for disability retirement. Sometimes, […]
Whether you work for the U.S. Postal Service, the FAA, the Secret Service, OSHA, FDIC, or one of the other […]
I have written on this particular topic in the past, but certain issues seem to be “recurring thematic issues” which […]
The New Year is upcoming. For those who are anxiously awaiting a decision on their Federal Disability Retirement applications, remember that this is a continuing process. Thus, whether or not the application gets approved or denied prior to the coming New Year […]
A question often asked is, When is it the right time to file for Disability Retirement? Must you wait until one has been disabled for over a year? Do you have to file for Social Security first, before filing for OPM Disability Retirement? […]
Christmas is upcoming. The Office of Personnel Management, along with many other Federal Agencies, is beginning to “shut down” for the Holiday Season. OPM will be making many decisions concerning pending disability retirement applications […]
I am often asked whether or not, at the beginning stages of the process of filing for disability retirement (when medical narrative reports, records, & other supporting information […]
The growing body of law is a pliable, ever-changing process, and where appropriate, it is the implied duty of the attorney to apply arguments and persuade by analogy. Sometimes, actions by agencies […]
Fortunately, most of my cases which are submitted before the Office of Personnel Management at the Initial Stage are approved. It is important to step back and […]