Posted on September 9, 2009 by federallawyer
When a FERS or CSRS disability retirement application has made its way in the “process” to the “Third Stage” — the Merit Systems Protection Board — then I (as an attorney) must be unequivocal in my recommendation: You need an attorney. I believe that individuals [...]
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Posted on August 19, 2009 by federallawyer
Attorneys argue “by analogy” all of the time; cases and decisions from the Merit Systems Protection Board, and language from the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, provide the fertile fodder for such argumentation. Thus, such issues [...]
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Posted on August 5, 2008 by federallawyer
For whatever reason, a certain percentage of cases reach the third level in the process of applying for Federal Disability Retirement benefits: The Merit Systems Protection Board. If an individual is unrepresented at this level, the identical problem as that which occurs in any courtroom presents itself: an attorney representing an individual provides an appearance [...]
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Posted on March 30, 2008 by federallawyer
When putting on a disability retirement case under FERS or CSRS before the Merit Systems Protection Board, it is essential that an applicant (if unrepresented) and the attorney (if represented, the applicant need not participate in any Prehearing Conference, but will obviously encounter the Judge during the Telephone Hearing) listens to the Administrative Judge during [...]
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Posted on March 29, 2008 by federallawyer
When an individual has attempted to obtain disability retirement under FERS or CSRS on his/her own, but has failed at both the initial stage as well as the Reconsideration Stage, while it is true that a Hearing before an Administrative Judge at the MSPB is to be heard de novo (meaning, heard “anew” and where [...]
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