Every year, the Social Security Administration announces the percentage by which beneficiaries’ payments will increase in according with changes in the cost of living. These increases, known as cost of living adjustments (COLA), have been rather small the last...
Month: November 2014
Month: November 2014
GOA report highlights issue of âtriple-dippingâ among vets
The Veterans Administration and the Social Security Administration oversee massive funds for disability benefits, so it makes sense that both agencies would routinely face scrutiny regarding their stewardship of those funds. Readers may be aware of the various...
New study captures more accurate picture of PTSD among deployed vets
As readers know, this week we celebrated Veterans Day as a nation. It is common knowledge that disability is prevalent among Iraq and Afghanistan vets, particularly mental disability in the form of post-traumatic stress. Estimates of the extent of the impact vary, but...
ALJs struggle to reduce backlog of disability appeals while maintaining accuracy
Social Security disability is an important resource for thousands of severely disabled Americans, but the program has been facing troubles for some time. Among these problems is that the Social Security Administration has been trying to deal with a major backlog of...
