The Department of Veterans Affairs has come forward with a new infrastructure plan to revamp the VA Health Administration. However, this newly proposed plan comes with the permanent closings of dozens of VA Hospitals and Outpatient Clinics as well as the complete...
When someone thinks about Social Security disability, they probably think about medical records first and foremost. After all, Social Security defines disability as the “inability to do any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical...
The Department of Veterans Affairs recently added nine respiratory cancers to the list of illnesses presumed to be caused by burn pit exposure. The policy applies to Veterans who served in the Southwest Asia theater of operations beginning Aug. 2, 1990, to the...
Your claim has been decided, and you have been approved for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), what now? There are very important things you must remember after receiving your favorable decision from the Social Security Administration for your SSI claim. Once you...
This blog is a bit different than most of the blogs I write for our firm because this blog is a chance to tell you about my sailor. I convey to many of my clients that this is much more than a job for me. I come from a large Veteran family, including 2 Grandfathers...
If you have served during wartime, you may be entitled to the Veterans Pension Program. This program allows Veterans who have an honorable discharge, meet age or disability requirements, and who have limited income and net worth to receive monthly payments. In order...
Internet access is vital for work, school, healthcare, and everyday life. However, for some, internet access in the household is unaffordable. The Federal Communications Commission, in an effort to provide interact access to all, has released a new program to reduce...
This coming Monday, May 30, 2022, we have the opportunity to honor those men and women who died while serving our country in the various branches of the U.S. military. Memorial Day has been a tradition since soon after the Civil War and was originally known as...
It seems that there has been a rise in scammers posing as Social Security or other government employees in the past few years. It is important to be aware of these scams and how to avoid becoming a victim. Scammers often claim there is a problem with your Social...
Service connection for any disability requires three elements. First, the Veteran must have had an injury, illness, or event which first presented or occurred in active-duty service. Second, the Veteran must have a current disability which is related to the in-service...
