What is the Processing Time for FERS Disability Applications?
Processing times vary for FERS disability retirement applications. What can federal employees expect when applying?
Processing times vary for FERS disability retirement applications. What can federal employees expect when applying?
The OPM retirement backlog was reduced by over 1,400 total claims in October.
The OPM retirement backlog was reduced by nearly 9% in September 2022, although it still remains at over 25,000 total claims.
Mental health conditions can qualify federal employees for Federal Disability Retirement.
The total size of the OPM retirement backlog saw almost no change in August 2022.
The OPM retirement backlog crossed a significant threshold in July 2022.
The OPM retirement backlog dropped again in June bringing it down to its lowest level so far in 2022.
Seeking appropriate medical care is an important part of the FERS Disability Retirement application process.
A nice reduction was made to the OPM retirement backlog in May 2022, but the total figure is still over 32,000.
The OPM retirement backlog finally reversed course in April and declined for the first time so far in 2022.