Decision Comes after Higgins’ Letter and Calls to Postmaster General’s Office

Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) announced that the Postmaster General’s office had agreed to a third party medical review for Sergeant Jason Lyon.  This comes after a March 22 letter to Postmaster General John Potter and phone calls to Deputy Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, requesting that USPS) review Sergeant Lyon’s case.

Sergeant Jason Lyon is a member of the National Guard who served in Iraq for the U.S. Army.  He has been denied an appointment to serve as a Letter Carrier in Western New York because of a sprained ankle received while serving in Iraq and which has subsequently healed.  While the U.S. military has deemed him fit for service, the USPS has not.

The appointment for the third party medical review will take place April 12, with a doctor in Buffalo.

source: New York Congressman Brian Higgins