Another Attig Law Firm client beat Catch 62! Earlier this month, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) withdrew its decision reducing our client’s civil service annuity. OPM had previously reduced the annuity because the client allegedly failed to make the military service credit deposit prior to his retirement.

Our client retired as a federal employee and began collecting [...]

Another client of our Firm received a favorable outcome before the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB).This individual was a 3-decade veteran of the United States Armed Forces and a Federal Agency that we will not disclose due to the nature of the case.

Earlier this year, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) reduced our client’s retirement annuity when he reached the age of 62. When he separated from civil service, he did not pay a deposit for his [...]

Another client of our Firm received a favorable outcome before the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB).

Our client was a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and a Federal Agency that we will not disclose due to the nature of the case. Earlier this year, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) reduced our client’s retirement annuity when he reached the age of 62.

When he separated from civil service, he did [...]

We got another call today from a federal retiree on an issue that is appearing more and more frequently.

The issue is the effect on a retiree’s retirement annuity if they don’t “buy-in” their post-1956 military service credits into their CSRS/FERS retirement.

Here’s how it works. A federal employee who retires after September 7, 1982 is entitled to receive credit, under both the CSRS and Social Security, for any active duty military service performed [...]