My name is Robert R. McGill, and I am an attorney who specializes in obtaining disability retirement for Federal and Postal Employees. You may contact me by telephone, at 1-800-990-7932, or email me at federal.lawyer@yahoo.com.
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- Disability Retirement for Federal Workers: The Law
- CSRS & FERS Medical Disability Retirement: Common Mistakes
- OPM Disability Retirement: Plantar Fasciitis, Rotator Cuff, Extremity Injuries, etc.
- Federal Worker Disability Retirement: Reality, Fantasy, and the Medical Condition
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What's New on CSRS & FERS Disability Retirement
- eZineArticles.com Article: A Second (And Sometimes Third) Bite at the Apple
- eZineArticles.com Article: The 1 Year Statute of Limitations
- Federal Disability Retirement Laws, Medical Conditions, and the Intersecting Complications with OWCP, Social Security and FERS & CSRS
- Federal Disability Retirement: The Full Arsenal of Weapons
- FedSmith.com Article: Revisiting "Accommodation"
- FedSmith.com Article: Sometimes the Process is just as important as the Substance of an Argument
- Latest PostalReporter.com Article: The Difference between 'Accommodation' used in a General Sense, and in a Legal Sense
- MyFederalRetirement.com Article: Federal Disability Retirement Benefits for FERS & CSRS Employees
- Understanding the Complexities of the Law
- USPS Disability Blog: The National Reassessment Program, the Agency and the Worker
Seven False Myths about OPM Disability Retirement
1) I have to be totally disabled to get Postal or Federal disability retirement.
False: You are eligible for disability retirement so long as you are unable to perform one or more of the essential elements of your job. Thus, it is a much lower standard of disability.
2) My injury or illness has to be job-related.
False: You can get disability even if your condition is not work related. If your medical condition impacts your ability to perform any of the core elements of your job, you are eligible, regardless of how or where your condition occurred.
3) I have to quit my federal job first to get disability.
False: In most cases, you can apply while continuing to work at your present job, to the extent you are able.
4) I can't get disability if I suffer from a mental or nervous condition.
False: If your condition affects your job performance, you can still qualify. Psychiatric conditions are treated no differently from physical conditions.
5) Disability retirement is approved by DOL Workers Comp.
False: It's the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) the federal agency that administers and approves disability for employees at the US Postal Service or other federal agencies.
6) I can wait for OPM disability retirement for many years after separation.
False: You only have one year from the date of separation from service - otherwise, you lose your right forever.
7) If I get disability retirement, I won't be able to apply for Scheduled Award (SA).
False: You can get a Scheduled Award under the rules of OWCP even after you get approved for OPM disability retirement.Calendar
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