Posted on November 3, 2008 by federallawyer
People often act without forecasting prospective issues. In filing for disability retirement, it is important to take into account the emphasis and basis [...]
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Posted on October 22, 2008 by federallawyer
When I look at a potential disability retirement case, I find it helpful to look at the case not only prospectively, but retrospectively. While not a “rule” cast in stone, when the Office of Personnel Management approves a disability retirement case, it will normally attach a page which identifies which disability — normally one, often [...]
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Posted on May 5, 2008 by federallawyer
When the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) approves a federal disability retirement application, a separate page from the approval letter will often be attached, which states the medical basis upon which the disability retirement application was approved. The separate page will often state something to the effect of: “You submitted an application for disability retirement [...]
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Posted on May 3, 2008 by federallawyer
In moderating the Martindale-Hubbell Message Board for Federal Disability Retirement Issues, two areas of law need clarification for those out there contemplating filing for Federal Disability Retirement under FERS or CSRS: First, the issue of whether a potential applicant needs to wait to be separated from Federal Service in order to obtain the “Bruner Presumption“, [...]
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Posted on March 19, 2008 by federallawyer
In this article, I will be addressing two separate issues: First, the issue of OPM’s Medical Questionnaire, and next, the issue of Accommodations.
OPM’s Medical Questionnaire
At each stage of the process, an annuitant must always see his or her monthly annuity as a right which must be fought and protected. In recent months, I have [...]
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Posted on March 19, 2008 by federallawyer
In the opening sentence of Davis v. the Office of Personnel Management, PH-844E-06-0242-I-1, the Merit Systems Protection Board reminds us all that the “burden of proving entitlement to a retirement benefit is on the applicant…” In past federal disability articles, I have discussed a variety of issues, from important legal principles based upon Bruner v. [...]
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