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Disability Retirement under FERS & CSRS

Monday, February 25, 2008 by Robert R. McGill

Disability retirement is an area of law which combines multiple elements:  individuals who, through no fault of their own, face a major event in their lives; a medical condition which compels one to face a major life change; a sudden encounter with a financial loss; doubts as to whether one is eligible; and the long wait before an agency which determines one's fate.  These are the negative elements.  On the positive side, the case-law which has developed in the last decade has certainly increasingly assisted disability applicants; while many private-sector companies offer no disability retirement benefits, the Federal Government provides for a disability annuity which, when granted, accords (1) a base annuity upon which one can find some financial security, and (2) the ability to go out and begin a second career in a line of work completely different from the previous one.

     For myself, as an attorney who represents Federal and Postal employees to obtain disability retirement benefits, it is professionaly satisfying, because I am part of the complex process of attempting to secure a certain sense of financial, emotional, and future security.  I get a great sense of satisfaction when I obtain disability retirement benefits for my clients.

Sincerely, Robert R. McGill, Esquire

Posted at 22:17 PM
Topic: Administrative Law
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