Navigation The Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (the PACT act), which I discussed last week, as well as in February and May, has finally passed in the Senate, on August 2, 2022, and will go before the President to be signed into law. It is expected that the Act will be signed soon as President […]
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PACT Act Fails to Pass the Senate
The Honoring Our Pact Act (“PACT Act”), which I discussed in February and in May, has failed to pass in the Senate. The PACT Act is a comprehensive legislation that addresses not just burn pit toxin exposed Veterans, but also adds presumptive conditions to herbicide exposed Veterans. The PACT Act would add 23 cancers and […]
Secondary Service-Connected Conditions
Most Veterans are aware of the process of filing for primary service-connected disability benefits, which are awarded for injuries or conditions that were incurred as a result of active-duty military service. If a veteran’s service-connected condition causes or leads to a separate illness or disability, this is called a secondary service-connected condition. A Veteran may have […]
Supreme Court Decision on SSI in Puerto Rico
This is my third blog regarding the Supreme Courts decision to hear the case of a resident of Puerto Rico drawing under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. In a disappointing decision by the Supreme Court in the case of United States v. Vaello Madero, the Court held Puerto Rico residents do not have a constitutional […]
Hurt and can’t work? You could get SSDI
As a teacher, nurse, office worker or other professional who has been hurt on or off the job, you deserve an opportunity to get the support you need as you recovery. If you cannot return to your job for at least 12 months because of your injuries or an illness, then one of the benefits […]