Social Security Disability News: Wounded Warriors
On the day the entire nation honors heroes who risk their lives in the service of our country, the Social Security disability news reported the launch of the Wounded Warriors website.
An integral part of the Social Security’s work is to support our veterans and active members of the military.
Honoring our Wounded Warriors through Disability Benefits
Launched on November 11, 2017, the site answers many common questions related to disability benefits. The useful information presented in the website includes how veterans can quickly process their disability claims.
One of the common questions asked is if the benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs is the same as that of the Social Security’s. Our heroes will be happy to learn that those available at the Social Security are different from the Dept. of Veterans Affairs.
The process of claiming Social Security benefits for members who have been disabled while on active military service on October 1, 2001 and onwards, has been made faster and available regardless of where the disability or injury occured.
Our military will be happy to hear of this Social Security Disability News informing them that even active duty military are eligible to claim Social Security Disability Benefits. The criteria does not take into account their receipt of military pay while in a hospital or on medical leave because of a disabling condition.
The SSA will pay disability benefits to our wounded warriors still on active duty and receives their military pay. This means, even if they are still engaged in work for pay or profit, they should still apply for disability benefits from Social Security if they had sustained any disabling injuries.
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We may be seeing the Social Security’s largest payment increase in 2018. This is what the trustees’ report released back in July projected.
However, President Trump’s budget proposal for next shows a significant decrease in the budget allocation for the Social Security and Medicare.
The two make up 40% of the total federal spending with expanding projects that will require even more budget.
Should Congress wait to address the impending crisis or allow funds to be depleted, millions of Americans will face steep cuts in benefits.
The longer the wait, the more difficult it would be to sustain Social Security and Medicare without cuts in benefits.
Since the American population is growing older, the disability programs are expanding correspondingly.
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