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Submitting VA Claims

Veterans often submit more than one compensation claim during their lifetime.  Since 2015, the VA has required that those claims be submitted on very specific forms.  Since 2019 and the implementation of the Appeals Modernization Act, the requirements for new claims have gotten even more complicated. If you have never filed a claim for a […]

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Dependency and Indemnity Compensation: Continued Benefits for Surviving Dependents

There are a number of different types of benefits VA provides to Veterans, as well as to eligible dependents of Veterans that meet specific criteria. The most common VA benefits are disability benefits, which are what most Veterans are seeking and include all service-connected disabilities that a Veteran may have. Further, a Veteran that receives […]

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Social Security Eliminates Overpayment Burden for Beneficiaries

Social Security beneficiaries who owe money to the Social Security Administration in the form of an overpayment will now have less money withheld from their monthly checks. On March 25, 2024, Social Security announced that it will decrease the default overpayment withholding rate for Social Security beneficiaries to ten percent or $10 whichever is greater. […]

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Social Security Eliminates Overpayment Burden for Beneficiaries

Social Security beneficiaries who owe money to the Social Security Administration in the form of an overpayment will now have less money withheld from their monthly checks. On March 25, 2024, Social Security announced that it will decrease the default overpayment withholding rate for Social Security beneficiaries to ten percent or $10 whichever is greater. […]

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