Jordyn joined Investopedia in February 2025. She was previously a freelance writer covering lifestyle, entertainment, politics in the Midwest, and more. The Social Security Administration announced on ...
SEVEN HILLS, Ohio -- There has been recent interest in the Social Security Disability Benefit Program. As a retired longtime Social Security field representative, I can provide some background ...
Getting approved for Social Security disability benefits takes more than just a diagnosis, it takes time, evidence and persistence. According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), an average of ...
It’s Memorial Day in America — a moment of remembrance observed since after the Civil War for those U.S. military personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice to defend our fundamental freedoms. Yet in ...
Carolyn W. Colvin, acting commissioner of Social Security, recently announced the launch of a new disability process to expedite disability claims filed by veterans with a Department of Veterans ...
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (May 17, 2013) -- The Integrated Disability Evaluation System was created after officials in Washington decided to examine the healthcare system that looked after the nation's ...
The vast majority of claims processors at the Department of Veterans Affairs failed to follow procedures on disability claims that involved requesting medical opinions or disability exams, which could ...
Q: Does Social Security ever revisit or check to see if people on disability remain disabled? What guidelines are used to prevent abuse of this benefit? — D.G. Answer: People who cannot perform ...
Pushing through cognitive impairment, migraines and severe fatigue, Michaelene Carlton, 49, mustered up the energy last week to dial the Social Security Administration to speak to her newly appointed ...
A step has been added to the appeals process for receiving Social Security disability benefits in Colorado, prompting criticism that the change adds delays to an already slow system. Everyone who ...
Looking to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, a Massachusetts federal judge this week overturned a jury's disability discrimination verdict in favor of a deaf man who wasn't hired by an ...