Whether you’re passed the age of retirement or barely out of high school, becoming disabled can have a huge impact on your life. It can also happen at any age too, which is problematic because this means that it may be difficult to plan for. In this week’s blog post, we wanted to focus on […]
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How could recent VA decision affect your disability claim?
Posted on July 7th, 2014 by Jeff Rabin
As so many of our Illinois readers know from first-hand experience, filing for disability benefits can be a frustrating process filled with complicated restrictions and confusing questions. But this process can be made even more frustrating when the agencies associated with disability benefits, such as the Social Security Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs, […]
Are Social Security statements returning to mailboxes?
Posted on January 24th, 2014 by Jeff Rabin
The Social Security Advisory Board, the governmental entity tasked with ensuring that the public understands the nation’s retirement and disability systems, made a rather momentous announcement earlier this week. Specifically, the board announced on Wednesday that it was recommending that the Social Security Administration reinstate the practice of mailing annual Social Security Statements to all […]
Lawsuit filed against Social Security Administration for case quotas
Posted on April 19th, 2013 by Jeffrey Rabin
Whether you’ve read about the current state of the Social Security Administration here on this blog or heard about it somewhere else, chances are you’re like most Illinois residents and are concerned about the direction the administration is going. Like most people across the nation, you’ve probably heard about the complete depletion of funds by […]
What affect is the sequester having on SSD and SSI benefits?
Posted on March 22nd, 2013 by Jeffrey Rabin
In the weeks leading up to March, people across the nation were introduced to a term they had probably never heard before: sequester. Although it carried little meaning for a majority of people, including many here in Illinois, there was still an air of fear about it; it sounded ominous and whatever it was, it […]
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