One in Three Social Security Disability Recipients Have Mental Illness A new report released at the end of January shows that a growing portion of social security disability recipients and applicants have a mental disorder of some kind. The Social Security Administration’s latest report shows … [Read more...]
FedEx Faces Discrimination Lawsuit for Denying Same Sex Couple Death Benefits
January 19, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Woman Sues FedEx for Discriminating Against Same Sex Partners by Denying Death Benefits On January 14th, the widow of a 26-year employee of FedEx filed a discrimination lawsuit against the company claiming that she was denied death benefits for her spouse because they were a lesbian … [Read more...]
SC Wants Vets to Use All Their Veterans Benefits
January 15, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Analysis Shows Huge Spending Disparities on Veterans Benefits Across Country, and Confusion on Veterans Benefits Access A new investigative report conducted by NPR shows that the US Department of Veterans Affairs has huge variations in veterans benefits spending across the country, and even within … [Read more...]
Number of Vets with Individual Unemployability Triples
December 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
