There are three situations where  your Federal Disability Retirement benefits can be stopped or terminated, if you are under age 60.

1) If you are found to be medically recovered from your disabling condition,  OPM can and does terminate the  disability retirement annuity.

2) Your annuity can be stopped if you reach “restoration to earning capacity”.  This occurs if, in any calendar year, your income from wages and self-employment is at least 80 percent of the current rate of basic pay from [...]

A client of the Attig Law Firm recently received a partial grant of disability compensation from the Veterans Administration.

Our client was a Vietnam Era veteran who was seeking compensation for, among other things, PTSD related to his military service.   The veteran’s experiences were so traumatic that after reading his story, this attorney had nightmares.  The veteran’s claim was initially denied by the VA Regional Office, at which time he retained the Attig Law Firm to assist him in his [...]

If you visit this site frequently, you will notice the Attig Law Firm’s new website design.  Thanks to the team at The Modern Firm for this great new design.

Earlier this fall, Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008. The Act takes effect on January 1, 2009, but most attorneys – private sector and government sector alike – are unfamiliar with the strictures of the new law.

Most practitioners that are aware of the ADA Amendments Act are unsure of how the new law will affect disabled employees; generally, most of us are excited about the broadened protections that the [...]

Here’s a link to a video that shows that Benazir Bhutto was shot, not killed by a suicide bomber. The report shows the shooter, the shots, which you can clearly hear.

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/video/72350/

It also discusses the likely possibility of the Pakistani government’s involvement, given the potential cover-up and Musharraf’s denial of Bhutto’s earlier request to allow private British and American bodyguards to protect her.

I’m not sure why a government would want to perpetuate the idea that Bhutto was not killed [...]

I had mixed feelings when A-Rod showed up in the Bronx after the 2003 season. On one hand, he is arguably the best active player in the game. On the other hand, I always agreed with Dave Winfield that a team with too many superstars can’t win. After this last post-season, I have no problem saying “So long, A-Rod”.

Now that he’s gone – for good, I hope – I’m ecstatic. Yes, he added a lot [...]

We came across another article highlighting some of the mental health issues facing veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

The study on which the article is based evaluated only those who visited a a VA Medical Center within a specific time period and may not correlate to all soldiers who served or are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan

However, the study is consistent with an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in March 2006.

One thing that [...]

After significant consideration and evaluation, the Attig Law Firm, PLLC, will begin representing US Veterans in their disability benefits claims before the VA and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.After researching the ins and outs of the VA disability benefits systems, it became clear that a represented Veteran can have an entirely different experience before the VA and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims than a non-represented Veteran typically has.Given the high volume of disabled veterans returning [...]

When new Pirates owner Bob Nutting fired long-time Pirates GM David Littlefield, he made comments that he intended to create a culture of success in the Pirates organization. Not a moment too soon, either.

Here’s a team that has squandered every penny it has received in revenue sharing – the former owner chose to line his own wallet rather than open his wallet to strengthen the team’s lineup. If the Brewers are any indication, then the Pirates [...]

Hear what the Son of George Bush’s V.P. said about the Iraq War in 1994:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YENbElb5-xY

Absolutely amazing – what changed his opinion? Could it possibly have been the substantial financial interest he held (holds?) in Halliburton?