Understanding Injuries & Federal Benefits

Federal workers who are suffering from an injury or illness that prevents them from working may be entitled to federal employee benefits. These benefits can assist in recovery and provide the long-term stable income they need.

Federal Employee Injueris

Types of Injuries

Here are many of the work-related and non-work-related injuries that can qualify federal employees for benefits such as FERS Federal Disability Retirement or OWCP Federal Workers’ Compensation.

Neck Injury

Neck Injuries

Neck injuries such as a cervical herniated disc can lead to lingering pain and disability that may require expensive surgery.

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Back Injury

Back Injuries

An injury to the spine, vertebrae, discs, or back muscles often leaves a worker unable to perform even the simplest of physical tasks.

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Carpal Tunnel Injury

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) & Epicondylitis

These repetitive use injuries make dexterity tasks painful and severely limit productivity.

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Shoulder Injury

Shoulder Injuries

The shoulder is a complex joint susceptible to multiple injuries, any of which can put a worker out of commission for considerable time.

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Head Injury

Brain & Head Injuries

While brain and head injuries are difficult to diagnose and may be dismissed as fraud, they often cause long-lasting physical and psychological disabilities.

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Lower Extremity Injury

Lower Extremity Injuries

Knee, ankle, foot, and leg injuries may make it difficult to get around, while the loss of a limb is a severe and permanent disability.

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Repetitive Motion Injury

Repetitive Motion Injuries

Repeating the same motions for days, months, and years on end can result in injuries such as tendonitis, carpal tunnel, chronic back pain, and herniated discs.

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Pre-existing Injury

Pre-existing Injuries

Your injury need not be a new one in order to qualify for federal benefits. You may also qualify if an old injury is aggravated by work duties.

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Nerve Injury

Nerve Injuries

Job duties can lead to nervous order conditions such as myelopathy and neuropathy. Nerve injuries are sometimes difficult to diagnose.

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Psychological Injury

Psychological Injuries

Injuries to the mind—such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)—are every bit as debilitating as injuries to the body.

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Burn Injury

Burn Injuries

Suffering a burn injury may impact your job and your future. Burns can be extremely painful and potentially debilitating.

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Loss of Limb Injury

Loss of Limb or Amputations

The loss of a limb or had by surgical amputation can cost you the ability to do your job.

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Know Your options

If you are an injured or disabled federal employee you have options to aid you in your recovery or assist with long-term financial needs. Here are a few of the programs available to you.

FERS & OPM

Federal Disability Retirement

Federal workers injured in the course of their job can receive compensation for lost wages, medical expenses, and other losses.

OWCP

Federal Workers’ Compensation

An injury or illness that prevents you from returning to your job may qualify you for federal disability. These benefits, which federal employees are allowed to collect even after they secure non-federal work, are widely misunderstood.

SSDI

Social Security Disability Insurance

Federal and nonfederal employees who suffer from a disability that prevents them from working for a year or more can apply for social security disability benefits.

VAD

Veterans Administration Disability

U.S. Armed Forces members who are injured while serving our country can receive monthly monetary benefits and other benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

TPL

Third Party Liability

For injuries that are caused by someone who is not a co-worker, compensation may be available through that third party’s insurer.

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How much Income will I receive?

The specific types and amounts of compensation depend on the line of work the employee did, how the injury occurred, and how severe the injury was.

Federal workers who qualify for benefits must apply for them, and prove their eligibility.