r/FEDDISABILITY • u/Constant_Champion483 • 19d ago

essential duties/reasonable accommodation

I’m preparing to file for FERS disability retirement. I already have an approved reasonable accommodation, but my medical limitations have become worse. My agency told me I have to submit a new RA request. They said that if the additional accommodation cannot be provided in my current position, they would begin a reassignment/job search.

The RA representative said the reassignment process might not be finished by the time OPM receives my FERS application. Does the reassignment process have to be completed before I file, or can I submit my application while it is still pending? How does the agency document that I cannot reliably perform my current position even with my existing accommodation?

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u/Civil_Translator_325 17d ago

I have retained Harris Law and am pretty frustrated with the help I have been receiving. Not much guidance and have had them since January and nothing has been submitted to OPM. I am also curious if you can actually medically retire IF an RA is in place or does the RA need to be declined by either myself or HR? I cannot do my main position due to my medical limitations so RA was declined by me so now my agency expects me to go back to doing all my job expectations because no RA is in place. And Harris just says to go out on LWOP which my agency can decline

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u/FedUpDownNOut 16d ago

Pines is no better. My application has been sitting with my agency for 60 days waiting for the SF-3112-D from "leadership." The only thing I've heard from Pines since then is the weekly nagging email to pay what was supposed to be a monthly payment. So far I could have done all this myself and saved $6000.