Intelligent, Aggressive Representation For The Injured And Disabled
The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is always announced in October. However, the federal government shutdown may lead to a delay in the announcement depending on how long the shutdown lasts. The Social Security COLA is based on data from the Consumer...
I hear complaints, often, from Veterans about the frequency and redundancy of Compensation and Pension Examinations (C&P) that they have to attend. This is not an issue that is being ignored. The House VA Disability Assistance and Memorial affairs Subcommittee...
Anyone who deals with the VA on a daily basis knows that the VA’s backlog of cases is a problem. The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA - the arm of the VA that adjudicates disability compensation claims) has processed more than 1 million filings this year and says...
The Social Security Administration has announced that effective September 30, 2025, it will no longer issue paper checks for benefit payment. In March of 2025, President Trump signed an executive order mandating the movement to electronic payments for federal benefits...
The Compassionate Allowances program from the Social Security Administration was started in response to long wait times many Claimants see after having applied for Social Security disability. The Compassionate Allowances program allows those with certain severe...
While the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promises to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT Act) covers some instances of toxic exposure at domestic military bases, such as Camp Lejeune, there are other enormous gaps in recognition. Veterans have...
Since the Social Security Administration (SSA) implemented an appointment-only policy in November of 2024, SSA has encouraged people to utilize phone and online services; however, there are long wait times, and many disabled individuals are unable to navigate online...
The VA’s Specially Adapted Housing Program (SAH) provides grants to Veterans and service members with certain service-connected disabilities to buy or change a home to meet their needs. Created in 1948, the SAH program administers grants to Veterans with certain...
I’ve written before about the report made last year by the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG), which found the VA spent $1.4 million on unnecessary C&Ps from April through September 2023. Now, the OIG has released a new report regarding the VA’s Calculator for...
When you apply for Social Security disability, one of the first things you receive in the mail from the Social Security Administration (SSA) is SSA Form 3373 also known as a function report. A function report will ask you various questions regarding your activities of...