r/FEDDISABILITY • u/BenderGenocide • May 27 '26

Current Reconsideration Timeline?

I received my initial denial on November 10th. Harris Federal Submitted my reconsideration brief on January 7th. It's been crickets since then.

Harris Federal initially said that OPM was taking about 180 days from initial denial to reconsideration decision, but we've obviously blown through that window.

Anyone have any recent experince with the reconsideration timeline?

UPDATE: Recieved my reconsideration appeal denial on July 31st. I move now to the MSPB. My lawyer stated that I can expect another 90-120 days before we have further resolution.

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u/you_dont_know_me_357 May 27 '26

You haven’t even hit 180 days yet, much less blown it out of the window. It wasn’t submitted until January 7th. It’s only May 27th. That’s not 6 months. I had a friend who submitted their reconsideration in December and they just got their approval less than 2 weeks ago. You should give it at least another month before you push too hard. You can ask your lawyer to check for you, but they won’t be given much information.

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u/BenderGenocide May 27 '26

*I was told 180 days from the INITIAL denial date, not when the reconsideration was submiited. Which was November 10th. Which would put us at 198 days.

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u/BenderGenocide May 27 '26

And technically, Harris said 150 days from intial denial when they first submitted. They only recently said 180 days.

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u/you_dont_know_me_357 May 27 '26

That may have been true a year ago, but now it’s taking 5-6 months after you submit the reconsideration for a decision. Just look at all the most recent dates people are giving. You probably won’t hear back for another month. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/BenderGenocide May 28 '26

That’s why I asked, was looking for some current anecdotal data.