Navigation On December 1, 2021, the Social Security Administration’s Office of Inspector General released two reports detailing the increased wait times of decision making and the difficulties many have faced with speaking to someone at the Social Security Administration. A report entitled “Comparing the Social Security Administration’s Disability Determination Services’ Workloads During the COVID-19 Pandemic to […]
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VA Expansion of Primary Family Caregiver Benefits Part I
The VA program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) offers enhanced clinical support for caregivers of eligible Veterans who are seriously injured. Previously, this support was only available for caregivers of Veterans who incurred or aggravated a serious injury in the line of duty of active military, naval, or air service on or before […]
EXPEDITED REINSTATEMENT: IS THAT THE CLAIM YOU NEED?
Expedited Reinstatements are in place for those who were previously awarded Social Security Disability benefits but went back to work. It might be that after attempting to work, your condition has now rendered you disabled again. If that is the case, you have options. SSA has a program called Expedited Reinstatement (EXR) which allows claimants […]
VA Releases Funds to VA Medical Centers to Assist Homeless Veterans.
Through the American Rescue Plan, a COVID-19 stimulus package passed in 2021, the VA has devoted $20 million to assist homeless Veterans, Veterans in imminent risk of homelessness, and those enrolled in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program through local VA Medical Centers (VAMCs). The U.S. Department of Housing […]
Agent Orange at the SeaBee Base in Gulfport, Mississippi
Ever since the Agent Orange Act of 1991, the VA has recognized that service members’ exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides, defoliants, and dioxins was likely to lead to a handful of diagnosable conditions later on in the Veteran’s life. These conditions include, among others, Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes Mellitus Type II, and various […]