So, when you are building a house, for example — does it matter whether you start with a solid foundation? Or do you start with the roof and move downwards? Or in writing a short story — does a writer finish the conclusion, then work backwards?
That actually doesn’t sound so strange, does it? — because it is often the “idea” of an ending which prompts the writer to write a story; but when it is presented to the reader, what is the sequence?
Is the reader given the ending, first, then the narrative of how the ending came to be? Yes, even that — some creative writers have accomplished that, and sometimes quite effectively. But that is a deliberate style of presenting a story — where the sequence is reversed for dramatic purposes, and so even when the ending is first, sequence, in fact, matters very much.
For Federal and Postal employees who are considering filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits under FERS, “sequence” does matter.
There are multiple and complicated tentacles which are required to be completed and accomplished in a Federal Disability Retirement application — from the type and quality of medical reports; treatment records; Agency’s portion of forms to complete; the Applicant’s portion which needs to be completed; the language which should be used; how a request should be made — in the aggregate where the chaos of multiple actions need to be performed, the sequence of how those actions are initiated is often overlooked despite its impact and importance on a Federal Disability Retirement application.
Contact a FERS Disability Attorney who specializes in Federal Disability Retirement Law and begin the process of ordering the sequence of things which matter.
Sincerely,
Robert R. McGill, Lawyer
OPM Disability Retirement, Et Cetera… 