FERS Disability Retirement: A Disconnect Between the Legal and the Medical
The author says that the long standing lack of a quorum at the MSPB highlights inefficiencies in the FERS Disability Retirement application process.
The author says that the long standing lack of a quorum at the MSPB highlights inefficiencies in the FERS Disability Retirement application process.
Federal employees filing for FERS disability retirement should expect a fair application review, but the author says this may not always happen.
Is OPM objective in its Federal Disability Retirement review process?
The author says that the “process” of applying for Federal Disability Retirement largely requires convincing convincing OPM your case is valid.
These are some mistakes the author says that federal employees commonly make when applying for Federal Disability Retirement.
Form SF 3112A, the Applicant’s Statement of Disability, is critical in a FERS Disability Retirement process and if not prepared correctly can break one’s case.
What impact does resigning have on a federal employee’s ability to qualify for Federal Disability Retirement?
What constitutes “legal sufficiency” in a FERS Disability Retirement application?
Filing a Federal Disability Retirement application can be a cumbersome process. The author provides some potential pitfalls to watch for and some suggestions of how to handle an initial application denial.
For Federal employees and U.S. Postal workers, filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits through the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is a life-changing event and a leap into the unknown. The author outlines some important terms and steps to know to help federal employees with the filing process.