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Disability Retirement
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Made my first call to OPM today since approval. After not having been paid a dime for 28 months, and dealing with OWCP, and finally DR I made my first call to OPM. Was approved second week of October. I assumed that maybe there may be some good news in my bank account today. Nope. Got right thru to OPM first thing when they opened this morning. The gentleman at the call center was very kind, but said something that struck me as odd. He said I see your file was assigned mid Nov., he gave me the date, and said let me see if I can get you “her” number. Then after looking he said there was no number or extension for “her”. Was this just to get me off the phone as some people have said happens? I didn’t get “her” name either. He did ask for the name of my direct deposit credit union tho.The only other thing he stated was that when I see my password for online services arrive in the mail it’s a good sign that the first interim payment is going to be soon. I also asked if my records were retrieved from the NPRC by my agency, and sent to OPM. No answer to that. So basically the only thing I learned was that my file was assigned 34 days after approval, ( if he didn’t make this up ). Anyone want to chime in with their experience, or advice?
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Send an email asking for status. Always try and get record of what was said.
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Maybe he meant assigned as in for finalization?
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I sent emails and never received answer.
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How long ago did you send a question to them? They replied to mine in a few days last month. I sent them another at 3am last night. I will update if and when I get a reply.
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Originally Posted by: riveraz  I sent emails and never received answer. The fact that you received no answer may help you when you send all that stuff in to your congressman. You can say hey, I sent these emails and they never even replied.
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Originally Posted by: riveraz I sent emails and never received answer. Greetings, I sent an email to OPM Retirement Services <retire@opm.gov> only one time during my application period. I received a monotone and useless reply the next day. But they did reply. S/ K
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I called them and a supervisor called me back and said i can call anytime she gave me her direct extension she said boyers is not sending anything to washington dc right now and everything should move faster no idea if she was bull*****ting though
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I sent an e-mail to OPM retirement services almost daily for weeks with no response ever. I also sent 3 letters, including certified, and called at least 4 times asking why I was never offered the ability to continue any FEHB. Last call was told it was in Washington and being examined "to see if I am eligible" and will be notified. I think that was October maybe. Still nothing.
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I just sent off a similar email this week pertaining to reinstating my FEHB, and FEGLI. I will let you know if I hear anything.
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