The Peace Corps Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports having "achieved significant and tangible gains in our Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA)...
From Peace Corps Online (peacecorpsonline.com): Senator Chris Dodd (RPCV Dominican Republic) spoke at the ceremony for this year's Shriver Award and elaborated...
Kevin, Oh, I am so very impressed at the quick response. Senator Schumer's office last fall said that they would like some stories and numbers and then they ...
Nancy, The timing of your note about Senator Chuck Schumer is uncanny. It came on the heels of me learning that Senator Norm Coleman may also be sympathetic...
This group is essentially dead. Is it time to delete it? If you think the group should continue, are you willing to assume to role of moderator and/or owner? ...
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...
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"...
Heidi, Yes, excellent points! I've had the same experiences. We probably all have. And the burden of proof always comes back to us, and usually I have no...
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...
To the gang, I'm wondering if any of you out there live in NYC as the National RPCV group is having a meeting here this week and Kevin Quigley as well as the...
FYI -- here is a copy of a letter I sent to Mark Dayton, and also to the MN candidates to the US Senate, tailored for each one. Are we using a BLOG now? I am...
Hi Felicia: It is my thought that probably all psychological disorders are due to "brain damage" -- a physical problem in the brain that can either be ...
Hi all, I've had an experience recently that has amazed me and may offer us the key to answer some of our difficulties. As the result of an accident I had in...
I have been on owcp since 2001 for major depression with anger due to higher authority. I have been approved by OPM on my disability retirement, but they have...
having just heard about this group- program how does one begin? what proof does one need? are there claim forms? is there a website for owcp? what type of...
Has anyone had a similiar experience: I know for a fact I have worms, I have seen them. I went to a doctor who did an ova and stool test, the results came back...
Hey all! Like all you I got out and doctor's bills, not quite as high as some of you, but at the highest I had around $4K (just the amount I paid out of pocket...
4 December 2005 Hi Alana: It has been so long since I've received OWCP complaints from former Peace Corps Volunteers that I wondered whether the moderator of...
Hi Group, I haven't heard from anyone lately but I hope all are well. I have to report a recent very positive experience that may be helpful to some of you. I...
Everyone, I had a very unsettling occurrence today and wonder if anyone else has experienced something similar. I live in a NY apt building with a security...
12 October 2005 Alana Peterson, assistant to U.S. Congressman James Oberstar, has offered to put together a list of our concerns with OWCP to present to...
I have a question about what everyone did about getting health insurance if they didnt have a job that provided it. My current job doesnt provide health...
While in Peace Corps I got very sick (shocking, I know, lol) and I was medevac'd to Thailand, where they found out I had stomach ulcers. I never had any...
Deal all, I have a reimbursement question for any of you out there. As many of you know, I've had a Peace Corps illness for about 21 years. In years back I...
I was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in September of 2004 triggered by the abuse and hostile work site at EPA Seattle, WA. I did not...
