Navigation In October 2020, Social Security Administration announced a 1.3% benefit increase for 2021. This cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be effective for Title II beneficiaries of a period of disability and disability insurance benefits for December 2020 benefits that are payable in January of 2021. For SSI beneficiaries, the cost-of-living adjustment will be made for January […]
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Contamination at K2 – Part 1
Karshi-Khanabad, known by soldiers as K2, was an old Soviet base leased to the United States from the Uzbek government after September 11, 2001 because it was just a few hundred miles from al Qaeda and Taliban targets in northern Afghanistan. However, it is believed by many that served there that K2 was contaminated […]
Contamination at K2
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VA Using Technology to Speed Mail Processing Times
The Veterans Benefits Administration (“VBA”) has long been known for inefficiency and delay in their processing of claims, appeals, and correspondence from Veterans. VBA currently processes mail manually when it is submitted to VA for association with claims and appeals files. However, now VBA is beginning to use Artificial Intelligence to sort mail more quickly […]
WHAT ARE MY CHANCES? AN UPDATE FROM SOCIAL SECURITY
Back in 2017, I wrote a blog regarding the percentages for Claimant’s with and without a representative. That was based on data provided by the Social Security Administration. This year, the Social Security Administration updated those numbers to reflect all cases from 2011-2018 for data on representation and award rates at the hearing level only. […]