I have heard from a lot of disability retirement applicants that they have been approved for Social Security disability but later denied disability retirement by OPM. Many of the applicants that call us are confused how this can be, so this blog will attempt to explain how ...
Read MoreWhen an employee applies for disability retirement under CSRS or FERS, one of the elements that the employee must show is that the Agency is unable to ...
View MoreYou receive the letter from OPM, open it, and find that OPM denied your application for disability retirement benefits under FERS/CSRS. Chances are, ...
View MoreEarlier, I posted about the process to seek waiver (or reduction of repayment schedule) of an overpayment of retirement benefits. To give you an idea ...
View MoreHow much will my disability retirement annuity be? Generally speaking, your FERS disability retirement annuity will be 60% of your high-3 average ...
View MoreEarlier this fall, Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008. The Act takes effect on January 1, 2009, but most attorneys ...
View MoreOften we see letters from OPM denying an employee’s request for disability retirement based on the fact that there is no evidence that the disability ...
View MoreIn a decision issued July 3, 2008, the full Merit Systems Protection Board reversed the removal of its employee George Bruton. This case is ...
View MoreAfter a full day of hearing, and 3 months of negotiations, the Law Firm of Eric L. Pines, PLLC, secured a very favorable settlement agreement from a ...
View MoreOver the coming weeks, we will be posting a series of articles about Whistle-blower reprisal appeals before the MSPB. Whistle-blower appeals are some ...
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