With changes to Social Security Disability happening all the time, we use our News section to keep you updated and informed.
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Social Security Disability Backlog is Getting WorseDespite promises from the Social Security Administration to reduce the number of open cases, the logjam has gotten worse with more than one million open cases.
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Veterans To Repay Separation Money In Exchange For BenefitsMany veterans are being tripped up by a little-known law that says separation pay has to be repaid before they can receive VA benefits they are eligible for.
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The Social Security Disability Trust Fund is RescuedA budget deal replenishes the money in the Disability Trust Fund and avoids a nearly 20 percent cut in the benefits checks but changes are on the horizon.
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No Social Security Cost of Living Increase for 2016For only the third time in 40 years, there will be no cost of living (COLA) increase for Social Security beneficiaries including those on disability.
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Free Food and Medical Care for Homeless Vets at Stand DownHomeless veterans in Omaha can get a hot meal and a free medical checkup on November 13 at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ annual “Stand Down” event.
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Social Security Disability Fund Rescued, but Changes ComingCongress and the White House have struck a deal that replenishes the Social Security Disability Trust Fund and avoids a 20 percent cut in the benefits checks.
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VA Aims to Streamline Online Access to Veteran WebsitesIn November the VA will launch a new web portal which aims to give veterans access to its more than one thousand veteran-related websites through one website.
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SSA Launches a New BlogSocial Security launched a new blog, “Social Security Matters”, a new location for answering questions and concerns in a more shareable and interactive way.
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Feds to Fund Central Nebraska Veterans Home With $52 MillionVeterans Affairs announced this month that the agency will be ponying up $52 million for the new 225-bed Central Nebraska Veterans’ Home in Kearney.
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Has the Crisis in Social Security Disability Passed?A report from Social Security says that the surge in disability claimants may have passed and year-over-year disability claims are expected to decline in 2016.