This chapter briefly discusses the key issues identified in the committee’s preliminary assessment of the Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) research plan to redesign the disability decision ...

The Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Compassionate Allowances (CAL) program is designed to accelerate the application process of disability claims for individuals with severe medical conditions ...

Today we celebrate the 80th anniversary of Social Security. Since its inception, America's Social Security system has undergone numerous changes. Originally, Social Security was intended to pay only ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) requested that the committee review the adjudication process by which impairments that result from traumatic brain injury (TBI) are assessed for awarding ...

A Maryland family is working to help veterans get the benefits they're entitled to when it comes to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. Outside of Luis Martinez Jr.'s South Baltimore home, you'll find ...

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As many as 80% of denied personal independence payment claims are overturned on appeal because of failures in system, say campaigners As many as four out of five cases where a claimant has been denied ...

In my testimony, I focus on two longer-term solutions to the service and resource problems with the disability adjudicative process at the Social Security Administration. First, disability claimants, ...

Applicants for Social Security disability benefits face long wait times amid a record backlog of applications. Experts and lawmakers say more can be done to expedite the process. If you've applied for ...

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 ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. When Albert Diaz, then 41, took his seat in the Social Security Administration’s ...