A skin disorder or injury can be more than uncomfortable or unattractive. It can be debilitating. When such an impairment affects one's ability to work, it can be financially destructive. Fortunately, workers in Georgia have all contributed to the Social Security...
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Month: February 2018
DOD illegally took taxes from VA benefits for a quarter century
When veterans who were injured in combat leave the military, they are given a lump-sum disability payment upon their separation. Between 1991 and 2016 - nearly a quarter of a century - the Department of Defense (DOD) has withheld federal taxes from payments to as many...
SSDI Claimants with representation prevail three times more often
More than a million disabled workers are waiting in limbo to see if the qualify for benefits for which they have already paid. In the last two years, more than 18,000 such workers have died while waiting for a hearing to determine whether they were eligible to receive...
How does a federal shutdown affect SSDI or VA benefits?
In January, the federal government shut down for a few days until Congress patched together a deal that appropriated sufficient funds to get it running again for a few weeks. The possibility of another shutdown looms on the horizon unless lawmakers come up with a more...