Federal Worker Disability Retirement: Reality, Fantasy, and the Medical Condition
One often reads about sociological studies which purport to show a corresponding significance between the genres of movies made, and the particular time period, […]
Early Retirement for Injured Federal Employees
One often reads about sociological studies which purport to show a corresponding significance between the genres of movies made, and the particular time period, […]
I am often asked if other legal processes already filed — an EEOC Complaint, a corollary adverse action being appealed, etc. — will have an impact upon a Federal Disability Retirement application. My general answer is, “No, it will not […]
Fibromyalgia is one of those medical conditions that the Office of Personnel Management systematically “targets” as a condition which is prima facie “suspect”. This is despite the fact that there are cases which implicitly “admonish” […]
There are always multiple (unverified) stories of people who have filed for Federal Disability retirement benefits under FERS & CSRS, based upon what appears to be a “minor” medical condition (at least “minor” in comparison to the medical conditions which were […]
As I stated in my previous blog, OWCP is not a retirement system. Instead, it is meant to return an injured worker back to productivity with his or her agency. This is done through means of providing for medical treatments; paying […]
Often, aside from having submitted insufficient medical documentation to support a Federal Disability retirement application, the Office of Personnel Management will deny a case based upon a statement submitted by […]
Ultimately, whether or not this is an optimum time for an individual to file for Federal Disability Retirement under FERS or CSRS is a decision each individual must make, depending […]
For whatever reason, a certain percentage of cases reach the third level in the process of applying for Federal Disability […]
Without getting into too many comparisons, the laws governing disability retirement benefits are, upon reflection, actually quite reasonable. Think about […]
There is a cyclical pattern which can be identified with the passing of time, and the Office of Personnel Management […]