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| | September 26, 2013

Retirement Age Change May Change Social Security Disability Applications

Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) September 26, 2013 – The U.S. government is considering a number of options to bolster the Social Security coffers for the long-term. Two of the options currently being considered are shifting the retirement age of…

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| | | September 26, 2013

Study Finds High Disability Rates For Elderly

White Plains, NY (Law Firm Newswire) September 26, 2013 – Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, have released a study recently published in JAMA Internal Medicine, after looking at more than 15 years of data. They examined the…

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| | September 18, 2013

Veterans Disability Attorney Comments On Shrinking Disability Benefits Backlog

Northville, MI (Law Firm Newswire) September 18, 2013 – In an address to disabled veterans, President Obama announced that the backlog of disability claims was shrinking. At the Disabled American Veterans annual meeting earlier this year, Obama stated that the…

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| | August 19, 2013

Veterans Disability Attorney James Fausone Comments On Call for VA Disability Benefits Reform

Northville, MI (Law Firm Newswire) August 19, 2013 – According to former VA Secretary Anthony J. Principi, the VA backlog of disability claims is due to the most recent policy decisions and laws that have burdened the system. Principi argued…

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| | August 13, 2013

VA Announces Electronic Disability Claim Application

Virginia Beach, VA (Law Firm Newswire) August 13, 2013 – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released a new online application for disability compensation claims. The agency says the online form allows claims to be processed more quickly because the…

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| | July 24, 2013

Ticket to Work Program Helps Social Security Disability Insurance Recipients Rejoin Workforce

Zephyrhills, FL (Law Firm Newswire) July 24, 2013 – A congressional committee held a hearing into programs that encourage disability beneficiaries to return to work. Bob Williams, a Social Security Administration official, testified before the Social Security subcommittee of the…

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