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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Past Blogs
Top Posts
- Federal Government Disability Retirement: Predictive Choices
- FERS/SSDI Offsets: Major Precedent-setting Case
- Postal & Federal Employee Disability Retirement from the OPM: Coordination and Focus
- Permanent Disability Retirement from Federal Employment: SSDI & VA Claims
- OPM Disability Retirement: Stress and the Harassment Factor
- FERS Disability Retirement Benefits: Puzzles Which Need Solutions
- Permanent Disability Retirement from Federal Employment: The Importance of Relevance
- Early Retirement for Disabled Federal Workers: A Different Process Reality
- FERS & CSRS Disability Retirement for Federal Employees: Trivial Pursuit
- OPM Medical Retirement under FERS: The Silent Troll
More on CSRS & FERS Disability Retirement
- 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: Causation in a Federal Disability Retirement Case
- Understanding the Complexities of the Law
- USPS Disability Blog: The National Reassessment Program, the Agency and the Worker
Other Resources for Federal and Postal Employees
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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