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As our readers in Georgia might know, more people now than ever before are receiving Social Security Disability insurance benefits. The reasons for the increase in SSDI beneficiaries are many, but two main reasons seem to be driving it: the aging population and...
We have written extensively on this blog about the sad state of affairs when it comes to the backlog of veterans' service-connected disability claims. Much attention has been paid to the fact that many veterans have had to wait unprecedented lengths of time for a...
The Social Security disability insurance program has gotten a lot of attention recently -- most of it for the wrong reasons. Several media reports have been critical of the SSDI system for catering to people who don't really need the benefits. However, as people who...
We have written numerous times on this blog about the wait many veterans in Georgia and all throughout our nation have had to wait in order for their decisions on benefits to be made -- not just when they will receive them, but if they will get them at all. The...
It seems logical to think that most people who have disabilities would change their bodies if they could to replace what was taken from them. For example, the runner Oscar Pistorius from South Africa -- who dazzled observers with his carbon fiber "legs" to compete at...
The men and women of Georgia who have served our nation and become injured in the course of their duty are often entitled to veterans' benefits. However, as many veterans know, it can take some real effort -- and, some say, a little bit of luck -- to cut through the...
Georgians are unable to work and need to live off of benefits from Social Security disability insurance for a variety of reasons. In some cases it may be due to injury; in other cases, it's a debilitating illness that prevents people from holding down a job. Depending...
With the sequestration crisis forcing many government cutbacks, some lawmakers have been suggesting that a program seen as a handout to people who don't really deserve it -- Social Security disability -- be cut back as well. However, to the millions of people who...
People who have served our country often find it necessary to apply for some type of assistance from the Department of Veterans Affairs. While these veterans' benefits should in theory be available to all who need them, at times it is not always as simple as it should...
The Americans with Disabilities Act was a milestone piece of legislation when it was signed into law. Businesses, the government and other organizations were suddenly required to make allowances for people with disabilities to put them on a more level playing field...
