Links

We have assembled various links by topic of interest below.

1. Medical Information and Support Groups
2. Professional Associations
3. Government Sites
4. Other Areas of Law

• FERS Question of the Week

  QUESTION: Can I change my retirement status to disability retirement?

  ANSWER: Yes, but you must have become disabled while working for the federal government. Both you and your employer will be required to submit evidence to support this. Additionally, you both will be required to prove that your disability impaired your ability to work effectively in our position, and you must not have turned down reassignment in the same commuting area at the same pay grade, tenure or pay level.

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  • Why Disabled Clients Should Worry About "Independent" (Insurance) Medical Exams (IME's) February 3, 2010
    If you become disabled, one of the things the insurance carrier may demand is that you submit to an Independent Medical Exam, or IME. Most people assume that this examination is impartial because the word independent is used in the title. However, that could not be further from the truth. In fact, it would be a lot more accurate to call the exam an Insurance […]