FERS | CSRS & Individual Disability Benefits

DB Disability Law Ledger™ – November-December 2010

Posted by Editor On December 20, 2010 In Disability Law Ledger

FERS: Going From Retirement To Disability Retirement At DeHaan Busse, we’ve had several retired federal employees contact us about changing their retirement status to disability retirement. While this is possible, there are criteria you must meet and steps you must [...] Read More

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DB Disability Law Ledger™ – September/October 2010

Posted by Editor On October 30, 2010 In Disability Law Ledger

VA MAKES THINGS EASIER FOR VETERANS WITH PTSD CLAIMS On July 12, 2010, Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs, announced the publication of a final regulation in the Federal Register pertaining to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). [...] Read More

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DB Disability Law Ledger™ – July/August 2010

Posted by Editor On August 18, 2010 In Disability Law Ledger

Congressmen Dissatisfied With VA’s Explanation Of TBI Funds Congressman Richard Burr (R-NC), ranking member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and Congressman Brad Miller (D-NC) are assessing the VA’s response to the accusation that none of the $6.3 million originally [...] Read More

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DB Disability Law Ledger™ – May, June 2010

Posted by Editor On June 29, 2010 In Disability Law Ledger

Individual Disability: Choose Your Policy Wisely A few years ago, one of our clients,* a dentist with his own practice, came to us after his insurance company denied his disability claim. The insurance company informed him that, under the terms [...] Read More

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DB Disability Law Ledger™ – April 2010

Posted by Editor On April 18, 2010 In Disability Law Ledger

Federal Employees – Don’t Handle Reconsiderations On Your Own Despite our best efforts to inform disabled federal employees about filing for disability retirement, many still are unaware of the obstacles they may face when filing on their own. In particular, [...] Read More

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DB Disability Law Ledger™ – March 2010

Posted by Editor On March 19, 2010 In Disability Law Ledger

Disability: A Financial Hardship For Working Americans According to a report published by The Urban Institute, poverty rates double for Americans when they become disabled. Although a variety of public programs exist including Social Security disability, Workers’ Compensation, Supplemental Security [...] Read More

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DB Disability Law Ledger™ – February 2010

Posted by Editor On February 4, 2010 In Disability Law Ledger

PTSD Diagnostic Test Unveiled For veterans suffering from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), obtaining disability benefits always has meant overcoming obstacle after obstacle in order to prove they are disabled by this condition. Why? Because until very recently, there were no [...] Read More

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DB Disability Law Ledger™ – January 2010

Posted by Editor On January 4, 2010 In Disability Law Ledger

FERS/CSRS Disability Primer Introduction Federal Employees and Civil Service Employees who are struggling to work with a serious illness or injury may be entitled to Disability Benefits under the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) or the Civil Service Retirement System [...] Read More

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DB Disability Ledger™ -December 2009

Posted by Editor On December 15, 2009 In Disability Law Ledger

WHEN INSURANCE CARRIER SURVEILLANCE RUNS AMOK Possibly one of the most well known and intimidating methods used by insurance carriers to “disprove” the legitimacy of disability claims is video surveillance. In fact, the image of a “private-eye” type of insurance [...] Read More

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DB Disability Law Ledger™ – November 2009

Posted by Editor On November 11, 2009 In Disability Law Ledger

CONTINUATION OF YOUR FERS DISABILITY ANNUITY Federal employees, here’s something you should be aware of. Even after your disability claim has been approved, and after you have been receiving your disability retirement annuity, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) still [...] Read More

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