-I'm getting surgery in 2 days to fix my injury. What's crazy is the fact that my rehab man and rehabilitaion specialist at owcp have gone and signed me up for...
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Felicia
feliciapanixcom
Nov 14, 2006 6:01 pm
I have not yet gotten to the retraining part of the program, but my impression is that they want to give you the least amount of training that you'll need to...
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krcorwin
Nov 14, 2006 5:14 pm
Once again it's been a number of years since my retraining experience but I was in my mid forties at the time and preferred the shorter route to job training...
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Ronnie
bearcatback1
Nov 14, 2006 4:28 pm
Kurt thank you. I think that vocational rehab would be a fine idea if it works right. I told my rehab man my picks for school and none were no good. I wanted...
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krcorwin
Nov 11, 2006 3:49 am
Hi Ronnie, I'm Kurt. I did Voc Rehab in the mkid 90's. The evaluation and recmmendation process is absurdly expensiv e and nolt at all helpful, but the ...
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Ronnie
bearcatback1
Nov 10, 2006 8:01 pm
Hi my name is Ronnie and I've been dealing with an on the job injury and owcp for 27 months. Has anyone ever dealt with vocational rehabilitation?...
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FourDirect@...
Nov 1, 2006 3:19 am
Felicia, Great news! It has usually paid off for me to save everything and resubmit and persevere! Good for you for going to bat, not good for them for...
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Felicia
feliciapanixcom
Oct 31, 2006 8:25 pm
Hello, everyone! I just wanted to pass on my good news. All those years of paperwork have paid off. I just got a letter from my new claims examiner in...
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FourDirect@...
Sep 22, 2006 4:34 am
Dear All, I've been off and on sick from a series of Peace Corps illnesses, as many of you know, for about 20 years. I am on "Temporary Total Disability"...
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Kaericsson@...
Sep 21, 2006 6:20 pm
In Minnesota, the only insurance that someone who has developed a mental disorder(such as I have) can get is through the MN Comprehensive Health Program, which...
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Felicia
feliciapanixcom
Sep 21, 2006 5:31 pm
We're considering just major medical, but getting sick and seeing the doctor, seeing the GYN, and dealing with other regular problems aren't covered, which...
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Heidi Fassnacht
riverock5
Sep 21, 2006 12:38 pm
when i've been between things, i've applied for short term major medical. i was told if i applied for any kind of regular insurance, i would only be accepted...
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krcorwin@...
krcorwin
Sep 21, 2006 2:21 am
I got to that point (medical end point ) after about ten years when they granted me what's called a "scheduled award", which means they have a table in the...
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Felicia
feliciapanixcom
Sep 21, 2006 12:40 am
How long did it take before you were considered at a medical end point? I have some kind of brain damage, which is not treatable, although they could give me ...
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Doug Hemken
d_hemken
Sep 20, 2006 9:58 pm
Contact you Senator. In my experience, they can be very helpful with OWCP. Douglas Hemken Statistical Computing Specialist Social Science Computing Coop 4226I...
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Doug Hemken
d_hemken
Sep 20, 2006 9:43 pm
And to add another question to Felicia's, what happens when you retire? Douglas Hemken Statistical Computing Specialist Social Science Computing Coop 4226I...
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Felicia
feliciapanixcom
Sep 20, 2006 9:07 pm
I've had two re-evaluations so far, and with your case as bad as it is, perhaps it could help. The same with the compensation form. If you aren't making any...
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dj bryant
dropjohn2
Sep 20, 2006 5:40 pm
I got one of these lovely letters as well; figured it was pro forma red tape and rat race. Then, yesterday, a large confusing packet arrived including medical ...
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FourDirect@...
Sep 20, 2006 2:03 am
I haven't even bothered to go to the post office and track mine down. I still feel so insulted by their attitude. Doug, I can't imagine any of them are lurking...
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Jessica
jess_smo
Sep 19, 2006 7:42 pm
my mom signed for mine b/c it went to my parents home address in another state!...
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Doug Hemken
d_hemken
Sep 19, 2006 2:11 pm
I wonder if they'll even notice that it was Elizabeth, my wife, who signed the receipt? Are there any OWCP lurkers on this email list? Douglas Hemken ...
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Heidi Fassnacht
riverock5
Sep 19, 2006 12:24 pm
Ditto. This is the second one of these I've gotten. I've heard nothing from PC or anyone else for that matter in the mean time. This time the letter was not ...
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krcorwin
Sep 13, 2006 12:37 am
I got my Certified letter today. I didn't view it as particularly threatening. OWCP just bought me a replacement wheelchair a year ago and I'm awaiting for...
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FourDirect@...
Sep 12, 2006 11:07 pm
I haven't had the time to stand in the PO line to see what the certified letter was all about but I figured it must have been this. I feel as if I've been ...
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Felicia
feliciapanixcom
Sep 12, 2006 7:38 pm
Well, last time it was just a threat. I'm considering writing a letter to tell them that rather than hasseling sick RPCVs they might consider cracking down on...
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Donald Weaks
donaldweaks
Sep 12, 2006 6:51 pm
My only dealings with the OIG was when I called one of the Inspector General who had visited me in Togo in 2003 to ask him for help after my medsep. He called...
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Jessica
jess_smo
Sep 12, 2006 6:31 pm
so what's the deal? do they actually call you to investigate/interrogate you? or is just some vague 'threat?'...
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Felicia
feliciapanixcom
Sep 12, 2006 3:45 pm
... I missed a certified letter that came in the mail yesterday, so perhaps that was it. I got a letter about this time two years ago that was snotty and...
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Doug Hemken
d_hemken
Sep 12, 2006 3:39 pm
I got it too ... again, after a couple of years. Douglas Hemken Statistical Computing Specialist Social Science Computing Coop 4226I Social Science Bldg. ...
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Julie Moriarty
jamoriart
Sep 12, 2006 3:31 pm
not me ... From: Jessica <jess428@...> To: owcp@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 8:10:06 AM Subject: [owcp] letter did anyone get a...
