Navigation In a big win for the LGBTQ+ community, a federal district court in Washington state ruled on September 11, 2020 that a woman was eligible for survivor’s benefits on the record of her late partner, who died before same-sex marriage was legal (Thornton v. Commissioner of SSA No.C18-1409 JLR (W.D.Wa. Sept. 11, 2020)). The plaintiff […]
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What Injuries Could Qualify For Disability?
Despite the decline in traffic congestion over the past year, catastrophic and fatal accidents have increased. Several factors contribute to these new numbers. Speed is a lead factor in the severity of accidents. With fewer cars on the road, some motorists have become emboldened to drive at high speeds. The lack of adequate police presence […]
VA Planning to Outsource All Compensation and Pension Exams
The VA has quietly decided that it will eliminate its in-house compensation and pension (C&P) examination program and begin outsourcing ALL of the exams. A C&P examination is critical to a VA case. For disability compensation, this exam helps VA determine if you have a disability related to your military service or if your condition […]
5 Conditions Added to Compassionate Allowances List
The Compassionate Allowances program from the Social Security Administration was started in response to long wait times many Claimants saw after having applied for Social Security disability. The Compassionate Allowances program allows those with certain severe conditions whose disability obviously meets disability standards to quickly navigate the disability process. It is not a separate program […]
Contamination at K2 – Part 2
In 2015, the Army published an in-depth look at illnesses reported at Karshi-Khanabad, known by soldiers as K2, an old Soviet base leased to the United States from the Uzbek government after September 11, 2001. As mentioned in my first blog regard K2, the study found that at least 61 service members deployed at K2 […]