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Federal and Postal Disability Retirement: The Frustrating Process
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07/29/2010 by Federal Lawyer
As with most administrative dealings with the government (Federal, State or local), the process itself is a frustrating one. Filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits under FERS or CSRS [...]
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Early Retirement for Disabled Federal Workers: The Percentage Language Game
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07/28/2010 by Federal Lawyer
To the question: "What medical disabilities do you have," is often the response in terms of a percentage language game: "The VA has given me a ____"; "My doctor rated me at____". [...]
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OPM Disability Retirement: A Different Language Game
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07/27/2010 by Federal Lawyer
Wittgenstein was a philosopher who is well-known for his discussion about different "language games". In preparing a Federal Disability Retirement application under FERS or CSRS, [...]
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Federal Worker Disability Retirement: Agency Accommodation Reiterated
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07/26/2010 by Federal Lawyer
In most cases, the agency is unable to accommodate the individual. By "accommodation" is often meant lessening the workload, or temporarily allowing for the medical conditions [...]
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Federal Worker Disability Retirement: Not all Agencies are Equal
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07/24/2010 by Federal Lawyer
No names will be named. Not for purposes of "protecting the innocent", because it is doubtful that there are any innocent entities, anyway. Rather, the knowledge that there are some [...]
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Medical Retirement Benefits for US Government Employees: Agency Adverse Actions
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07/23/2010 by Federal Lawyer
Agency actions of an adverse nature seem to go hand-in-hand with filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits under FERS & CSRS. If one pauses for a moment, one can easily understand [...]
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Federal Disability Retirement: Agency Overstepping
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07/22/2010 by Federal Lawyer
The Office of Personnel Management is the Federal Agency which reviews, evaluates and determines the eligibility of an applicant for Federal Disability Retirement benefits under FERS or CSRS. [...]
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5 U.S.C. § 8337. Disability retirement (CSRS)
Title 5 - Part 3 - Chapter 83 - Retirement III: Civil Service Retirement
For the purpose of this subchapter:
(1) "employee" means--
(A) an employee as defined by section 2105 of this title;
(B) the Architect of the Capitol, an employee of the
Architect of the Capitol, and an employee of the Botanic
Garden;
(C) a Congressional employee as defined by section 2107 of
this title (other than the Architect of the Capitol, an
employee of the Architect of the Capitol, and an employee
of the Botanic Garden), after he gives notice in writing
to the official by whom he is paid of his desire to become
subject to this subchapter;
(D) a temporary Congressional employee appointed at an
annual rate of pay, after he gives notice in writing to the
official by whom he is paid of his desire to become subject
to this subchapter;
(E) a United States Commissioner whose total pay for
services performed as Commissioner is not less than $3,000
in each of the last 3 consecutive calendar years ending after
December 31, 1954;
(F) an individual employed by a county committee established
under section 590h(b) of title 16;
(G) an individual first employed by the government of the
District of Columbia before October 1, 1987;
(H) an individual employed by Gallaudet College;
(I) an individual appointed to a position on the office
staff of a former President under section 1(b) of the Act of
August 25, 1958 (72 Stat. 838);
(J) an alien (i) who was previously employed by the
Government, (ii) who is employed full time by a foreign
government for the purpose of protecting or furthering the
interests of the United States during an interruption of
diplomatic or consular relations, and (iii) for whose ser-
vices reimbursement is made to the foreign government by the
United States;
(K) an individual appointed to a position on the office
staff of a former President, or a former Vice President under
section 4 of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, as
amended (78 Stat. 153), who immediately before the date of such
appointment was an employee as defined under any other
subparagraph of this paragraph; and
(L) an employee described in section 2105(c) who has made an
election under section 8347(q)(1) to remain covered under this
subchapter;
This section has been summarized to the most relevant section only. For the full text of 5 U.S.C. § 8451. Disability retirement, please visit US Code Home Page § 8451.
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