The New York Times is reporting that the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is approving 98% of the disability claims they review. The definition of disability is different, but still, that is stunning. I guess that is why I virtually never get a call asking for representation on an RRB case.
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"Virtually every career employee — as many as 97 percent in one recent year — applies for and gets disability payments soon after retirement..."
It is not just that 97% of those who apply are awarded: the article says that 97% of career employees APPLY after they retire.
"A worker must be incapable of any gainful employment to be classified as disabled by Social Security. But rail workers can get disability payments even if they can perform other jobs — just not their regular railroad jobs."
The requirements to be found disabled are lower, so you can't make any comparison between the two, just as you can't with people found disabled by the military.
Probably, needs to be corrected, but won't for the same reason that they got the provision in the first place, political clout.
"I guess that is why I virtually never get a call asking for representation on an RRB case."
That sure needs to be fixed, RRB needs to start screwing over some people so you can make a buck. LOL
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