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The United States House of Representatives voted this week to give final approval to a bill giving disabled veterans and veterans' survivors a 1.5 percent cost of living increase. The United States Senate voted on the 1.5 percent COLA increase in October so if, as...
Remember those Social Security statements you used to receive in the mail each year around your birthday? You may have noticed that you no longer receive those. Due to budget concerns, Social Security stopped mailing them out. Now, however, you can access them online!...
Nearly 80,000 Vietnam veterans were discharged under other than honorable conditions. Being discharged under other than honorable conditions prevents those Vietnam veterans from receiving veteran's disability benefits. How many of those veterans discharges could have...
From all of us at Gardberg & Kemmerly, P.C., we want to wish everyone along the Gulf Coast a Happy Thanksgiving. Stay safe!
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has effectively made a change to the term, "mental retardation". Effective September 3, 2013, the SSA has replaced mental retardation with "intellectual disability" with regard to they way discuss the listing of impairments....
According to a September 2013 Kiplinger Washington Editors survey of 1,000 veterans between the ages of 50 and 70, 7 out of 10 veterans did not know, or underestimated, the impact of filing for Social Security Disability benefits prior to the age of 70. Currently,...
Due to the federal government shutdown, the Social Security Administration has yet to release the official Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2014. The COLA associated with Social Security disability benefits, usually released in mid-October, will become effective...
Whistleblower Claims, in their simplest form, are claims brought by a person, on behalf of the government, against a person or company that that is defrauding the government. The source of the law stems from the False Claims Act (FCA), enacted in 1863. The common...
Many clients ask me why I became a Social Security Disability Lawyer. I think this is a good question as I fear much of the general public gain their understanding of who lawyers are via the news, television shows, and movies wherein lawyers have big egos and...
There are plenty of reasons to file for Social Security Benefits. Unfortunately, most people are usually turned away or discouraged after they have been denied. However, do not let that deter you from either appealing or reapplying.Applying:If you are applying for...
