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The government says there will be no increase in Social Security benefits next year, the second year in a row without an increase for more than 58 million retirees and disabled Americans. The Social Security Administration said Friday that inflation… Read More

The Army says it has discovered a simple blood test that can diagnose mild traumatic brain damage or concussion, a hard-to-detect injury that can affect combat troops. “This is huge,” said Gen. Peter Chiarelli, the Army vice chief of staf… Read More

Age can be a factor when it comes to deciding the outcome of your Social Security Disability case. Social Security has to consider age, because that is what the Social Security Act requires. As people get older, they become less adaptable, less able… Read More

VA’s Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force issued its final report, which details how VA will improve medical care and services for Veterans of the 1990-1991 Gulf War. You can read the full release at http://www.va.gov/Final20GWVI_TFReport.… Read More

About 22 million people in the United States are sufferers of asthma with roughly 6 million of those being children. Asthma is a type of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD). It is a chronic inflammatory disease of the breathing or bronchial tubes… Read More

Work loss benefits are payable to an injured person for three years following an accident, covering 85% of the gross lost wages. The maximum benefit is raised each year. The No Fault insurance company will reimburse wage loss up to the monthly statut… Read More

When you apply for Social Security Disability benefits, there is a good chance that your application will be denied. Frequently deserving cases will be denied because the Social Security claims agent does not have medical records or other documentati… Read More

Some 270,000 Vietnam veterans — more than one-quarter of the 1 million receiving disability checks — are getting compensation for type 2 diabetes, making it the most frequently compensated disability among the war’s veterans. If you are a V… Read More