Q: I’ve been on civil service disability retirement (OPM) since December 2004. Must I continue going in once a year to the doctor for a new ca-17? I’m never going to get better physically to where I can go back to work. I’ll be 61 this August 26. Will I lose my disability monthly income if I don’t get the ca-17 anymore? I did read where OPM doesn’t require you to schedule a medical evaluation after age 60, so would that also mean that unless your physically healthy enough to go back to work you would still receive your disability…
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Q: I lost my reserve position for medical reasons, through no fault of my own, on Aug. 27, 2010. I have been given one year to find another job. I will be 54 years old with 19.5 years of time in service by August 2011. What type of retirement would I be allowed: Discontinued service retirement or disability? A: Disability.
Q: I am currently a retired CSRS offset employee who is on Social Security disability. My question is when you turn 62, does your disability payment change to regular social security or does it change at 66? I have been told conflicting information. A: As long as you continue to be disabled, you’ll continue to receive a Social Security disability benefit. However, because you were covered by a retirement system where you didn’t pay Social Security taxes — CSRS — when you reach age 62, the windfall elimination provision will reduce the amount of your Social Security disability benefit if…
Q: I am a 53-year-old federal employee/military veteran. I am receiving a CSRS retirement annuity based on a job-related disability. How does one apply for an increase in the annuity based on the severity of the disability? A: CSRS disability retirement annuities are calculated in the same way as they are for regular retirees. Therefore, they cannot be increased or decreased based on the severity of a disability.
Q: I am on disability retirement and the likelihood of returning to work is dim. I worked four years in a non-covered position. The next 14 years I was an 1811, special agent. The last 10 years I’ve been on disability retirement. The next eight years up to age 62 are likely to be disability retirement. In view of the above, how many years of service would I have? Do I receive the LEO 1.7 multiplier for the 14 years covered? A: All FERS disability annuities are calculated using the standard formula, with a multiplier of 0.01. At age 62…
Q: I have been on disability retirement and collecting Supplemental Security Income disability since 2001 at age 44, GS13/7 approximately 105,000 currently. I have 14 years LEO coverage at 1.7 percent per year, under the special formula and four years prior to my LEO position in a non-covered position at 1 percent. If nothing changes, at age 62, I will have 14 years of LEO coverage, four years of non-covered employment and 17 years of disability retirement. Specifically, what percentage will I get computing my retirement annuity at age 62 — 1.7 percent for 14 years and 1 percent for 21…
Q: I retired in 2007 on FERS disability after returning from Iraq where I spent about a year on special assignment for my federal agency. At the time, I had approximately 27 years of civil service (21 years, three months of federal civil service and six years of active duty military bought back). When I reach my minimum retirement age (56) next year can I switch to a regular retirement? That way I can work a little and not have an earnings limit of 80 percent. A: No, you can’t switch. However, when you reach age 62, your disability annuity…
Q: Based on a medical condition, I am a disabled employee trying a new treatment but if it is not successful, my doctor recommends disability retirement (SSA and CSRS offset). If I do leave in a couple of months, I am planning on using my accrued annual and sick leave from approximately July 29 to approximately September 30. Note: My 36 months of continuous service is from 9/14/2008 (a Sunday) to 9/14/2011 (a Wednesday). I am a reinstated employee who separated in 1987. I understand that there are terminal leave provisions for the last pay period prior to retirement. Do you know if this…
Q: If I am approved for FERS disability at my MMR age of 56 (not Social Security disability), am I allowed to work to supplement my disability amount? Is there a cap on earnings? A: Yes, you can work to supplement your disability annuity. However, you need to keep two things in mind, First, if that work establishes that you have sufficiently recovered from the disability, your annuity would be terminated. Second, if you earn more than 80 percent of the current basic pay for the grade and step you occupied when you went on disability retirement, your annuity would…
Q: I was a U.S. Postal Service employee who retired under CSRS disability at age 47 in 2007 because of stress. I had 25 years of service upon retirement. Will my disability pension be recomputed when I turn age 62 or 65? (I have read where you mention FERS employees pension is.) If so, what is the formula? A: No. While FERS disability annuities are recomputed at age 62, CSRS annuities aren’t.