The Social Security Administration has released the official Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2015. The COLA associated with Social Security disability benefits, will be reflected in the January 2015 benefit check and will have a 1.7% increase.The yearly COLA is...
Disability solutions for you and your family
Month: October 2014
GOOD NEWS FROM THE VA
The Department of Veterans Affairs recently announced that it processed 1.3 million disability compensation and pension claims in fiscal year 2014 - the highest number in VA history. The number of claims processed in fiscal year 2014 surpassed the number of claims...
SECOND ANNUAL MOBILE BAR ASSOCIATION CANNED FOOD DRIVE
Gardberg & Kemmerly, P.C.'s Associate Attorney, Robyn Cannon, is spearheading this year's Mobile Bar Association Canned Food Drive benefitting the Bay Area Food Bank. Last year, members of the Mobile Bar Association collected over 500 pounds of food for those in...
CAMP LEJUNE TOXIC WATER VICTIMS
In 2012, Congress passed the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejume Families Act, which provided, in part, for health care (for veterans who served at least 30 days in Camp Lejune) and co-pay reimbursements for veterans and family members who lived at...
Organ Transplants and Social Security Disability
The Social Security disability program is almost never black and white. There are very few disease that will automatically qualify you to receive benefits. A common question I am asked is, "Does have [fill in the blank disease] make me disabled?" The answer is almost...
VA TO OFFER ELECTRONIC CLAIM FORMS
Beginning next March, the Department of Veterans Affairs will offer standardized electronic forms. The VA hopes to streamline and speed up the claim filing process with the use of the electronic forms. In the past, veterans could file claims and appeals on any piece...