Browsing: Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs

Q. I have been under CSRS since 1983 with the USPS. I was sent home from the National Reassessment Program claiming no work available and have been in the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs since April 2010. I’ve been through vocational rehab training and still cannot find work. I am struggling financially, and I need to know which one will benefit me more: the VERA/$15,000 incentive or disability retirement. A. I can narrow the field for you. First, because you have a disability such that you are or would be eligible for disability retirement, you are barred from receiving a…

Q. I have been under Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs for the last 10 months. If voluntary early retirement is offered to the clerk craft, am I eligible to take it? I am 48 and have worked for the Post Office for 27 years. A. Yes. With 25 years of service, you can retire at any age.