| The disability retirement is one particular benefit that | | | | However, what happens most of the time is that the |
| can be enjoyed by an employee who belongs to | | | | agency that you belong doesn't have the desire of |
| either the Civil Service Retirement System or the | | | | offering you an accommodation or reassignment. So |
| Federal Employees Retirement System who happen | | | | this means that it is most likely that you will be able to |
| to have certain disabilities that hinder him or her in | | | | successfully obtain your retirement. Obtaining your |
| normally performing their work. In order to achieve its | | | | disability retirement does not mean that you have to |
| benefits, there are various requirements that should be | | | | be severely disabled. You will become qualified to |
| met. This makes it why it is important to seek the legal | | | | receive the benefit once you are proven to have a |
| assistance of an OPM lawyer to help you get through | | | | disability that will refrain you from performing the |
| the whole process successfully. | | | | important tasks of your job. |
| When you happen to have successfully met all the | | | | Through the aid of an OPM lawyer, you will have a |
| necessary requirements through your lawyer, you can | | | | better understanding of the standards being set by the |
| enjoy the benefit of your retirement from which you | | | | government to define disability. In some areas of the |
| will receive a part of the salary of your previous job | | | | society, the word disability is often associated with life |
| on a monthly basis. This type of benefit is not a form | | | | support machines, wheelchairs, and oxygen tents. |
| of a favor handed over to you by the government for | | | | Physicians have different understanding of the word |
| you have paid this particular right through your | | | | disability compared to the Congress' conception of the |
| retirement contributions. But then, it is kind of different | | | | word. This is probably the main reason why some |
| from a regular retirement that provides you the | | | | applicants are unsuccessful and have been denied of |
| freedom to stop working in a certain age. | | | | their disability retirement. |
| In some cases, an applicant will be offered with an | | | | There are also several other factors that need to be |
| alternative and reasonable accommodation. Without | | | | considered and this can be done through the aid of an |
| the proper guidance of an OPM lawyer, the applicant | | | | OPM lawyer. One good example is about the time or |
| may turn down the offer which will lead to losing his | | | | duration that is required for a disability to become |
| disability retirement. But if he chooses to accept the | | | | viable. A disability doesn't have to last forever and |
| offer, he will still have to let go his retirement benefit. | | | | must be at least to last about a year. |