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If you have served in the military and have sustained injuries while on active duty, you may be entitled to an expedited claim with the Social Security Administration. A case is designated as critical under Military Casualty/Wounded Warrior (MC/WW) status with the...
Years of working in a manufacturing facility or steel mill have done some damage to your body, you can’t keep working. You don’t really have any skills that transfer to sedentary work, which is really all you can do. At your age, you feel like you’re both too old to...
The month of March is celebrated as Women’s History Month which highlights the contributions of women to events in history and society. As part of Women’s History Month, Social Security emphasized their online booklet entitled “Social Security: What Every Woman Should...
Many Veterans are frustrated when they are not able to receive their concurrent payments for retirement and VA disability payments. As of 2004, in general, a Veteran who served for 20 years and has at least a 50% disability rating is entitled to receive the full...
The VA is urging former service members who have illnesses they believe are linked to water contamination at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina to continue to seek out any potential benefits they fell they may be entitled. As of the end of January 2023, VA reported...
If you are a Veteran who is unable to work due to a service-connected disability, you may be entitled to assistance through the VA Veteran Readiness and Employment: Chapter 31 program. The VA’s Chapter 31 program assists Veterans by providing them with job skills, as...
There is a growing number of lawsuits which claim that hair relaxers contain toxic chemicals. These chemicals can cause cancer and disrupt hormones according to a recent study released by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), which is part...
If you have a phone and a Social Security number, then you have likely gotten calls over the years regarding scammers contacting you to say your Social Security number has been compromised. Perhaps they wanted you to pay a fee to fix it or confirm all your other...
This week the Department of Veterans’ Affairs recognized two first-place winners of the VA’s Mission Daybreak challenge. Project Hózhó was one of the two first place prize winners, which is focused on bringing broadband services and culturally relevant mental health...
A bipartisan bill recently reintroduced in the Senate would make defrauding Veterans of their benefits a federal crime. This bill would make fraudulent schemes that target Veterans benefits punishable by up to five years in prison, a fine or both. According to data...
