Rates of Veterans Considered “Unemployable” Triples The Veterans Administration offers an individual disability compensation program called Individual Unemployability. The program uses a scale to determine whether a veteran is eligible to receive both veterans benefits and social security … [Read more...]
Archives for 2014
Social Security Retirement Benefits Less for Women
December 17, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Lawmakers Examining Ways to Shore Up Social Security Retirement Benefits for Elderly Women Although Social Security retirement benefits are gender-neutral, elderly women who depend on the money to survive are more likely than men to receive less money from the federal program, which means they are … [Read more...]
House Passes Bill to Expand Disability Benefits
December 9, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Congress Could Expand Disability Benefits in Sweeping Bipartisan Legislation The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday, December 3rd, to pass a bill called the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, which could drastically expand disability benefits for many Americans. The bill was first … [Read more...]
Service-Related Disability Ratings Complicate Veterans Benefits
December 8, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Changes to Service-Related Disability Ratings and Definitions Can Complicate Veterans Benefits Applications As Congressional representatives search for ways to improve and streamline veterans benefits applications and the Veterans Administration in the wake of the VA hospital scandal, some are … [Read more...]
Senator Hopes to Extend Veterans Benefits for Post-9/11 Military
December 1, 2014 By
Senator Calls for Extended Medical Veterans Benefits for Post-9/11 Military Although a group of Congressional auditors recently released a report accusing some veterans of “double dipping” into both Social Security and veterans benefits, a Senator is now using his last action in office to call for … [Read more...]
Social Security Benefits to Go Up 1.7% for 2015
December 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Social Security Benefits Expected to Rise 1.7% for Recipients in 2015 The Social Security Administration released an estimate on Wednesday, October 22nd, that retirement benefits for 64 million Americans will go up 1.7% in 2015. Although the increase will be good for Social Security benefits … [Read more...]
Lenders Cannot Discriminate Against a Recipient of Social Security Disability
November 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
CFPB Warns Lenders To Stop Discriminating Against a Recipient of Social Security Disability The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a warning to lenders, especially for mortgages, that they cannot discriminate against a recipient of Social Security Disability benefits who applies … [Read more...]
Dorn VA Improves Veterans Wait Times
November 19, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Dorn VA Shows Improvement in Veterans Wait Times, While Nationally Little Has Changed After the Veterans Administration secret wait list and long wait times scandal broke this summer, many VA hospitals, including Dorn VA Hospital in Columbia, SC, came under heavy scrutiny for failing to help … [Read more...]
Same Sex Couples Still Denied Social Security Spousal Benefits
November 17, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Social Security Spousal Benefits Still Denied Same Sex Couples in Some States, Despite SSA Ruling On June 20th, 2014, the Social Security Administration announced that same sex couples were entitled to Social Security Spousal benefits if the couple is legally married. The statement included couples … [Read more...]
Some Vets Get Both Veterans Benefits and Social Security Disability
November 6, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Congressional Auditors Issue Report Showing “Double Dipping” for Veterans Benefits and Social Security Disability A new report issued by Congressional auditors shows numerous cases of “double dipping” involving veterans who receive both veterans benefits and social security disability money. The … [Read more...]
