Veterans Die Waiting for Benefits
An inexcusable number of veterans die while waiting for benefits. This articletalks about why that number is skyrocketing.
Intelligent, Aggressive Representation For The Injured And Disabled
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Year: 2012
Nonexertional Limitations?
Many people, including Social Security practitioners, believe that a person is disabled if they are unable to perform a full range of sedentary work.That is not always true.Although a residual functional capacity (RFC) for less than a full range of sedentary work...
Blitz USA Gas Cans
The largest manufacturer of plastic gas cans, Blitz USA, has been manufacturing gas cans that have caused many people, including children, to suffer horrible burns and even death throughout the United States. Blitz USA has failed to install a simple mesh screen in the...
For Social Security Disability, Age Isn’t Just a Number
The attorneys at Gardberg and , P.C., think that it is important to highlight a very important age for people applying for Social Security Disability benefits. Fifty (50) years of age is that important age for those seeking Social Security Disability benefits. Why is...
What is a VA Pension?
The requirements for VA Pension are: the veteran must be discharged under other than dishonorable conditions; have active service that includes a total of ninety days during one or more periods of war, ninety or more consecutive days, one day of which is during a...
Statute of Limitations and Your Personal Injury Claim
The legal process puts time limits on legal claims and each state sets their own time limits. These time limits are called the Statute of Limitations. In Alabama, a personal injury claim based on general negligence resulting from an automobile accident or a premises...
Huntington’s Disease and Compassionate Allowances
The Social Security Administration will add symptomatic Huntington’s Disease to its Compassionate Allowances program for adults by the end of 2012. The Social Security Administration’s Compassionate Allowances Program allows a fast track to disability decisions for...
Talking with Your Insurance Adjuster
If you are involved in a personal injury incident, you may be asked to provide a recorded statement for an insurance company. The statement may be done via phone call or a person-to-person interview with an adjuster. However, what you say during your statement can...
VA EXTENDS GULF WAR ILLNESS SERVICE-CONNECTION PRESUMPTION TO DECEMBER 31, 2016!
On October 16, 2012 VA issues a final rule in the Federal Register extending the statutory period during which undiagnosed illnesses and multi-symptom disorders most often associated with service in the Gulf (i.e. Gulf War Illness or Gulf War Syndrome) will be...
Earned versus Unearned Income for Purposes of SSI
Whether a person receives earned or unearned income can make a difference in whether they can receive Supplemental Security Income. This is because a person’s income also determines if they are eligible for SSI. If a person’s income is more than the maximum benefit...