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According to a recent report issued by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, some administrative law judges in the Social Security Administration have fallen into the costly habit of approving most of the disability claims that come before them. The...
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, around 26.2 percent, or one in four, adults in the United States have a diagnosable mental illness, with around 6 percent suffering from a serious mental illness. Serious mental disorders would include things like...
On this blog, we frequently write about Social Security disability in many of aspects, including the application process, qualifying impairments, and appeals. What we don’t write about very much is the fact that there is another disability benefits program...
Long-term disability can be a major upsetting factor in one’s life. One of the most concerning areas of life serious disability affects is the ability to work and continue bringing in an income. In cases of serious disability Social Security disability benefits...
Mental health care is an important issue for all of us individually and as a society. Failing to provide financial and heath care support to those with mental illnesses certainly comes with a cost. Oftentimes these costs include involvement with police and the...
For veterans struggling with a service-related condition or impairment, it isn’t always easy to obtain disability benefits. One type of claim that can be particularly challenging to have approved is a disability claim for PTSD based on military sexual trauma. In...
A federal court in Missouri recently ruled that obesity can be considered a disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act for purposes of employment discrimination. That decision was issued in connection with a case involving a man who was terminated because of...
Social Security disability insurance, as we frequently point out on this blog, is an important social insurance program which provides those with serious impairments a minimum amount of income so as to support themselves. While the importance of the program is...
The Social Security Administration, in response to criticism from certain lawmakers, has reportedly put on hold a program aimed at recouping overpayments to beneficiaries. Overpayments, as some of our readers know, can happen from time to time with beneficiaries and...
Readers who pay attention to the unemployment rate may have heard the latest numbers show that, although only 6.7 percent of Americans seeking work are unable to find it and overall employment is recovering, nearly 37 percent of Americans at or above 16 years of age...