Federal Employee Disability Retirement


Home Articles News Resources GS Pay Scale 2012 Find A Professional Retirement Seminars FREE NEWSLETTER

Find a financial professional in your area. Click here

Federal retirement seminars for agencies.
Click here.

1. 2012 FEHB Premium Rates
2. GS Pay Scale 2012
3. Best Dates to Retire
4. Latest TSP Returns
5. High-3 Average Salary

Overview - CSRS

Eligibility - CSRS

Creditable Service -CSRS

Survivor Benefits - CSRS

Annuity Calculation-CSRS

Overview - FERS

Eligibility - FERS

Creditable Service -FERS

Survivor Benefits - FERS

Thrift Savings -Overview

TSP Investment Choices

TSP Loan Program

TSP Contributions

TSP Withdrawals

TSP Returns

TSP.gov Account Access

TSP Forms Library

TSP Talk Online Forum

FEGLI - Life Insurance

FEHB - Health Benefits

Medicare

FEDVIP - Dental/Vision

FLTCIP - Long-Term Care

FSAFEDS - Flex Spending

Calculators

Tax Tips

Find A Professional

Retirement Seminars

Relocation / Real Estate

Retirement Jobs

Use this directory to find a financial professional in your area that specializes in the needs of federal and postal employees. Click here

Home | Fed Employee Disability

Federal Employee Disability Retirement

FERS & CSRS Federal Disability Retirement as One Component of Successful Future Planning
Robert R. McGill
For federal and postal employees, having the "safety net" of disability retirement benefits -- while certainly of some comfort -- should intersect with one's total retirement planning . . . more

Federal Disability Retirement Under FERS or CSRS: Success at Each Stage Requires a View of the Entire Process
Robert R. McGill
Federal disability retirement is a process available to all federal and postal employees, whether under FERS or CSRS, in order to obtain eligibility of a disability annuity. It is not technically an "entitlement" . . . more

Federal Disability Retirement Benefits Under FERS & CSRS: The Logical Force Behind the Benefit
Robert R. McGill
To be eligible for a disability retirement annuity, certain criteria must be met, and the criteria must be "proven" by a preponderance of the evidence . . . more

Federal Disability Retirement: First and Foremost, a Medical Matter
Robert R. McGill
In preparing to file for federal disability retirement benefits under FERS or CSRS, the "priority" of concerns must always be to attend to the medical condition, the injury, the illness . . . more

FERS & CSRS Federal Disability Retirement: Credible Testimony
Robert R. McGill
The problem with honest people is that they believe that, by stating something honestly, they will also appear credible, and as such, OPM automatically approve an application for federal disability retirement benefits . . . more

FERS & CSRS Disability Retirement: Striking the Right Balance
Robert R. McGill
In attempting to obtain federal disability retirement benefits under FERS or CSRS, certain discretionary decisions must be made throughout the process. In the end, the guiding legal principle to be followed is that one must prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, that one has met the eligibility criteria for the benefits . . . more

Filing for Federal Employee Disability Retirement Benefits Under FERS & CSRS: Maintaining the Integrity of the Law
Robert R. McGill
Why is it important for citizens, including federal and postal employees, to have some understanding of the philosophical basis of the "process of law"? Because only by understanding the principles which provide the foundation for the legal process, can one have a sense of whether the legal system upon which we rely will give us a "fair shake", or not . . . more

Federal Disability Retirement: The Integrity of Arguing the Law
Robert R. McGill, Esquire
In the arena federal disability retirement law, there is the temptation -- both for non-lawyers and lawyers alike -- to loosely argue legal principles to representatives at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) who are not lawyers . . . more

The Importance of Preparing an MSPB Case in a Federal Employee Disability Retirement Case -- for the "Long Haul"
Robert R. McGill, Esquire
Learn why federal and postal employees who are preparing an application for Disability Retirement benefits under FERS or CSRS should always prepare such an application as a submission to be reviewed by a full "administrative process" . . . more

Federal Employee Disability Retirement Benefits for FERS & CSRS
Robert R. McGill, Esquire
Is it an accident that so many federal and postal employees are unaware of the benefit of "disability retirement" for FERS and CSRS employees? Is it a deliberate "conspiracy of silence" - a benefit which exists but is not trumpeted by the federal government for fear of the floodgates of applications being opened? More likely than not, there is another explanation . . . more

Get RSS feed

Featured Columnist
Read articles written by federal benefits expert and Certified Financial Planner, Edward Zurndorfer

Recent Articles & Resources
TSP Outlines Details of New Roth Investment Option
What Is Your Investment Risk Tolerance? Take the Quiz
7 Tips to Help You Determine if Your Social Security Benefits are Taxable
Employee Group Criticizes Federal Pension Cut Proposals
Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Returns: Monthly and Annual - G, F, C, S, I and L Funds Updated: Febru