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REQUEST FOR NON-REPRESENTATIVE FILE REVIEW CONSULTATION
Depending upon the facts of your claim, you may very likely be entitled to significant benefits on your claim. For example in OWCP federal workers' compensation claims, such benefits could include free medical care for life, tax-free compensation benefits for life, tax-free scheduled award settlement benefits and more. Veterans disability compensation benefits could also include medical care and monthly compensation benefits.
It is entirely up to you to obtain those benefits; federal agencies, the government and your employer will not generally assist or guide you on your claim. As with any federal agency claim, a thorough non-representative file review of your claim could be beneficial to you to help you determine what is the better course in your claim. If you would like for me to review your file documents, I would be happy to do so. That would be a one-time NON-REPRESENTATIVE file review consultation and does not entail or involve legal representation. This is a non-representation consult only for determination of feasibility of representation and does not include or constitute legal advice in an attorney-client relationship.
To request my non-representative file review of your claim please follow these instructions:
HOW TO OBTAIN A COPY OF YOUR FEDERAL AGENCY CLAIMS FILE
FOR OWCP CLAIMS: If you have not already, you should submit a Privacy Act request to OWCP for a complete copy of your OWCP file. You will need to obtain a complete copy of your OWCP file from the OWCP itself. You should request that your file be sent to you by the OWCP on CD-ROM. Send your request for your file by certified mail to your Regional Director for your claim. Here is a current list of Regional Directors' offices:
Philadelphia Region (Philadelphia, PA) R. David Lotz, Regional Director Curtis Center, Suite 780 West 170 S. Independence Mall West Philadelphia, PA 19106-3313 (215) 861-5406 Fax: (215) 861-5400
Atlanta Region (Jacksonville, FL) Richard Brettell, Regional Director Charles E. Bennett Federal Building 400 West Bay Street, Room 943 Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 357-4776
Write "PRIVACY ACT REQUEST" on the outside of the envelope. Your request should be a simple letter signed by you that asks for a complete copy of your OWCP claims file to be sent to you on CD ROM. Provide your name, telephone number, mailing address, OWCP claim number, date of injury, social security number and date of birth. Repeat every 30 days until file is received.
FOR VA DISABILITY CLAIMS: If you have not already, you should visit the local VA office that is handling your claim and request a copy of your entire claims file; commonly called a "C-file". Or you can send by certified mail a form to the VA to request the VA to send you a complete copy of your claims file. Click here and scroll down to VA Form 3288.
FOR SSA DISABILITY CLAIMS: If you have not already, you should visit the local SSA office that is handling your claim and request a copy of your entire claims file. Or you can send by certified mail a form to the SSA to request the SSA to send you a complete copy of your claims file. Click here and scroll down to SSA Form 3288.
FOR OPM MEDICAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT CLAIMS: If you have not yet filed your claim for OPM medical disability retirement, click here to obtain an application form. If you have not already, you should submit a Privacy Act request to OPM for a complete copy of your OPM file. You will need to obtain a complete copy of your OPM file from the OPM itself. You should request that your file be sent to you by the OPM on CD-ROM if possible, otherwise paper. Send your request by certified mail to the OPM office handling your claim. Write "PRIVACY ACT REQUEST " on the outside of the envelope. Your request should be a simple letter signed by you that asks for a complete copy of your OPM claims file to you. Provide your name, telephone number, mailing address, OPM claim number, date of injury, social security number and date of birth. Please note that I am a paper less electronic office. Sending paper files is highly discouraged as costly and time consuming. Instead if your file is not already in "pdf" format on a CD ROM, please scan your paper files into a single "pdf" format electronic file. You can do this at most any office supply store such as Kinkos, Office Depot, Office Max, etc. Once scanned into a "pdf" file simply upload by any of the following methods.
Once you have your files in scanned "pdf" format or on CD Rom then you can quickly and easily upload your files directly to me here: DROP YOUR FILE TO ME HERE!
