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OPM Disability Retirement: The Law and Language
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03/11/2010 by Federal Lawyer
Language is the playground of the Attorney. It is the heart and soul of his or her profession. Through language, the attorney describes, delineates, argues, and provides a sequential (hopefully) [...]
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Federal and Postal Disability Retirement: Revisiting the Concept of “Accommodations”
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03/10/2010 by Federal Lawyer
"Accommodation" is a legal term of art. At least, in preparing a Federal Disability Retirement application under FERS or CSRS, it is a specific term, with specific definitions, with underlying [...]
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FERS & CSRS Disability Retirement: The Doctor
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03/09/2010 by Federal Lawyer
Out of all of the elements comprising a Federal Disability Retirement application -- the various aspects, including medical, personal, impact-statement, statement of disability, Supervisor's [...]
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OPM Disability Retirement: The 1-Year Rule
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03/08/2010 by Federal Lawyer
Periodically, I remind everyone of the various "1-year" rules which govern Federal Disability Retirement issues under FERS & CSRS. Since there are multiple applications of the 1-year rule [...]
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Federal and Postal Disability Retirement: The Appropriate Language Game
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03/07/2010 by Federal Lawyer
In filing an application for OPM Disability Retirement benefits under FERS or CSRS, there are many questions that are posed for the person who is just being introduced to the concept [...]
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FERS & CSRS Disability Retirement: Learning from Experience
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03/05/2010 by Federal Lawyer
The problems inherent in filing a Federal Disability Retirement application under FERS or CSRS are multi-fold and multi-tiered. Even today, after years and years of practicing in this particular area of law [...]
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OPM Disability Retirement: What to Do
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03/04/2010 by Federal Lawyer
Whether or not one should hire an attorney at the initial stage of the process of filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits under FERS or CSRS, or whether to wait for a denial [...]
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5 U.S.C. § 8453. Application
Title 5 - Part 3 - Chapter 84: Federal Employees' Retirement System
A claim may be allowed under this subchapter only if appli-
cation is filed with the Office before the employee or Member
is separated from the service or within 1 year thereafter.
This time limitation may be waived by the Office for an emplo-
yee or Member who, at the date of separation from service or
within 1 year thereafter, is mentally incompetent if the appli-
cation is filed with the Office within 1 year from the date of
restoration of the employee or Member to competency or the
appointment of a fiduciary, whichever is earlier.
(Added Pub. L. 99-335, title I, Sec. 101(a), June 6, 1986, 100
Stat. 568.)
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