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The Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act of November 19, 2024 is a legislative proposal aimed at enhancing healthcare and benefits for U.S. veterans. The bill focuses on improving access to medical care, modernizing benefits programs, and...
On May 7, 2025, the Supreme Court ruled that federal employees who serve in the U.S. military as reservists are entitled to receive the equivalent of their civil pay when serving on active duty in a national emergency. At the heart of the issue was Nick Feliciano, a...
The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promises to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT Act) was signed into law on August 10, 2022. Since that time, there have been hundreds of thousands of claims filed under the PACT Act. Recently, a review of PACT...
After being award Social Security disability benefits, many clients ask how long they will be able to keep receiving their benefits. The simple answer is that if your medical condition has not improved, you can receive disability benefits for a lifetime. However, all...
In recent months, VA has been proposing to sever and to reduce benefits more than any other time in recent years. If you receive notice that VA is proposing to reduce benefits, there are some things you need to do. SEVERANCE VS. REDUCTION – WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE If VA...
A bill introduced in the Senate on March 26, 2025 would allow Veterans to retain their full Department of Veterans Affairs benefit to be buried at a national cemetery even if they previously chose to get a plaque or urn for their remains. This bill would correct the...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is set to reduce its workforce by over 80,000 employees, aiming to revert to its 2019 staffing levels of just under 400,000. This decision aligns with the Trump administration's broader initiative to streamline federal...
On March 7, 2025, Social Security issued a press release stating that it will increase its default overpayment withholding rate for Social Security benefits to 100 percent of a person’s monthly benefits. In March of 2024, Social Security had announced a new policy...
In a significant expansion of benefits for Veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs is adding several cancers to the list of presumed service-connected conditions. Effective January 2, 2025, urinary bladder, ureter, and related genitourinary cancers will be...
On January 5, 2025, President Biden signed into law the Social Security Fairness Act. This Act ends the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO). These provisions reduced or, in some cases eliminated, a person’s Social Security Benefits...