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Legacy | Social Security and Disability Law | Veterans Law February 14, 2023
Increase in 2023 Veterans Disability Compensation Rates
Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) February 14, 2023 – The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) that will impact nearly 70 million Americans. The record increase of 8.7 percent adds benefits per check for the average retiree….
Legacy | Social Security and Disability Law October 11, 2016
Audit Reveals Social Security Paid $1.7 Million in Benefits to Dead Federal Workers
Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) October 11, 2016 – The Social Security Administration (SSA) paid deceased federal employees $1.7 million in benefits for an average of seven years after they died. According to an audit by the inspector general, the…
Legacy | Social Security and Disability Law September 27, 2016
New Social Security Rule Requires Text-Enabled Cellphones to Access Online Services
Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) September 27, 2016 – The Social Security Administration (SSA) has introduced a controversial new measure to improve website security. Individuals who want to manage their benefits online are now required to provide a cellphone number…
Legacy | Legal News | Social Security and Disability Law July 19, 2016
Fraudulent Disability Benefits Claims the Biggest Problems SSA Faces
Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) July 19, 2016 – On June 13 a Social Security judge pleaded guilty to conspiring to retaliate against a former Social Security Administration (SSA) worker who was an informant to federal agents investigating fraud. The…
Legacy | Veterans Law July 11, 2016
VA’s Cancellation of Benefits for Veterans Mistakenly Declared Dead Denounced
Northville, MI (Law Firm Newswire) July 11, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has accidentally declared thousands of veterans dead and stopped their benefits over the past five years. The issue was discussed in correspondence between the…
Legacy | Social Security and Disability Law June 15, 2016
Social Security Attorney David Magann Comments on SSA’s Backlog Reduction Plan
Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) June 15, 2016 – The Social Security Administration (SSA) is planning to change how it handles some disability benefits appeals in an effort to reduce the claims backlog. A Senate oversight subcommittee held a hearing…