Veterans receive a disability rating from zero to 100%, a figure meant to quantify how severely a service-connected condition ...

The VA paused a rule that bases compensation on how a veteran does on medication and not on the injury or illness, but it ...

Discover essential federal and state benefits for families with disabled children, including SSI, Medicaid, and TANF, to ...

If you have a medical condition that interferes with working, you may qualify for Social Security disability benefits. Learn more about how SSDI works.

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There’s also a five-month elimination period before Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits begin. That means ...

The number of disabled workers who received Social Security benefits fell by about 20,000 in May compared to the prior month, data from the Social Security Administration revealed. There were 7.25 ...

Lori Long met her partner, Mark Contreras, when they were both in their 40s, and they soon knew they wanted to spend their lives together. As they planned their wedding, Long made a startling ...

The Trump administration is preparing a plan that would make it harder for older Americans to qualify for Social Security disability payments, part of an overhaul of the federal safety net for poor, ...

A growing number of retirees have been paying federal tax on their benefits. A new $6,000 per person senior deduction reduce taxes for some seniors, but doesn’t change the way Social Security is taxed ...

Unions say a persistent backlog preventing veterans from accessing disability benefits after a claim denial is about to get ...