Retirement on Trial

Your disability claim for early retirement has raised red flags at the pension board. With your savings nearly depleted and bills mounting, you face an aggressive review hearing that could determine your financial survival. The board's investigator seems convinced you're committing fraud, despite your legitimate condition.

Challenges

Survivors

Popularity

Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Disability claimant with chronic condition

Conversation Partner

Ms. Regina Blackwood

Setting

Stark fluorescent-lit conference room with a long mahogany table, security camera in corner, water pitcher untouched

Location

State Pension Board Review Office, 14th Floor

Learning Objectives

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Maintain consistent description of disability symptoms across questioning

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Explain variable nature of condition without undermining claim

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Provide specific examples of work limitations without overstatement

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Your file shows you were seen carrying groceries last Tuesday, yet you claim you can't perform basic work functions. Care to explain that discrepancy before we proceed?”

This is how Ms. Regina Blackwood's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#46

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