Originally Posted by
Cogf16
I had shoulder surgery in late Jan and recovery is going good. Very good chance I get back before exhausting my sick leave. I have been advised to fill out and send the Temp Disability paperwork just in case. Do I really have to do all 13 pages of it with ALL the doctor notes, dates, etc etc??? I'd appreciate any thoughts from anybody with experience with this. yes I have been corresponding with local and DALPA Aeromed guys on this
Well most of it the Doctor fills in. I went out on TD when I ran out of sick leave - from what I remember the TD paperwork (and DPMA if you are DPMA) is mostly a "fill out name/address/employee # variety" then ship it off to the Doctor who does the rest. In fact, if you fill out parts that the doctor is suppose to, they'll likely sent it back.
The doctor sends it directly to Delta and DPMA from what I remember.
The temporary disability only kicks in when you run out of sick leave, so if you call in well before then, the temporary disability (and DPMA) won't go start.