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In certain circumstances, the spouse or child of a Veteran with a service-connected disability or who has died may qualify for healthcare through the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA). CHAMPVA assists by helping with the cost of some health care services and supplies for those who don’t qualify […]

If you have served in the military and have sustained injuries while on active duty, you may be entitled to an expedited claim with the Social Security Administration. A case is designated as critical under Military Casualty/Wounded Warrior (MC/WW) status with the Social Security Administration if you meet the following criteria:

Years of working in a manufacturing facility or steel mill have done some damage to your body, you can’t keep working. You don’t really have any skills that transfer to sedentary work, which is really all you can do. At your age, you feel like you’re both too old to transition to another career but […]

The month of March is celebrated as Women’s History Month which highlights the contributions of women to events in history and society. As part of Women’s History Month, Social Security emphasized their online booklet entitled “Social Security: What Every Woman Should Know.” The booklet can be found here. The booklet was created so as to […]

Many Veterans are frustrated when they are not able to receive their concurrent payments for retirement and VA disability payments. As of 2004, in general, a Veteran who served for 20 years and has at least a 50% disability rating is entitled to receive the full payments.  This is called concurrent receipt. However, for those […]