OPM & FERS Federal Disability Retirement TermsGo to benefit pageFederal Disability Retirement Also referred to as “FDR”. Federal Disability Retirement is...
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What is OPM Disability Retirement?
Also known as "FERS Federal Disability Retirement". Federal employees who can no longer work effectively in their job due to a disability may be able to take...
What is FERS Disability Retirement?
Also known as "Federal Disability Retirement". The FERS Federal Disability Retirement benefits allow federal employees to retire early due to an injury or...
How does OWCP Federal Workers’ Compensation affect Social Security Disability?
You can receive and be approved for OWCP Federal Workers' Compensation and Social Security Disability at the same time. However, there will be an offset...
How Much Will I Get Paid On Federal Disability Retirement?
One of the most important questions to ask when considering Federal Disability Retirement is "How much will I get paid?" This is why we have created a...
Understanding Creditable Years of Service
One great benefit of Federal Disability Retirement is that every year on this benefit counts as an earned creditable year of federal service. These years...
Social Security Disability Insurance Offset Calculation
Understanding how your federal benefits interact with each other can be confusing which is why we created a downloadable Social Security Disability Offset...
OWCP Federal Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Understanding the ins and outs of your federal benefits can be confusing and complex. Which is why we have created a downloadable PDF that provides an...
Federal Disability Retirement Offsets
We understand that Planning for your future on Federal Disability Retirement is very important. Which is why we have created a downloadable PDF that gives an...
Federal Disability Retirement Annuity Payment Chart
We have created a Federal Disability Retirement Annuity Payment Chart that could help you get an estimate on your annuity payments based on your High 3...
Can you draw OWCP Federal Workers’ Compensation and Federal Disability Retirement at the same time?
While it’s possible to be approved for both benefits at the same time, you will need to decide which is more beneficial to you. That’s because, you can’t...
Will my years on OWCP count as creditable years of service?
Yes, any time spent on OWCP Federal Workers’ Compensation will count as creditable years of service at retirement. You can learn more about Creditable Years...
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