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...
Disability solutions for you and your family
Month: November 2012
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...