Military culture rewards toughness, endurance, and self-reliance. For many veterans, those values persist long after service ...

Criteria the VA developed in 1945 do not align with modern medicine, employment and the impact of disabilities on a veteran’s ...

Social Security is a federal program that provides retirement income and disability benefits. Social Security is funded by payroll taxes and is one of the largest areas of U.S. federal spending.

Disability lawyer Michael Liner, head attorney and founder of Liner Legal, talks with “Enable: The Disability Podcast” about disability benefits, including SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. True Tamplin is on a mission to bring financial literacy into schools. Disability income replaces a portion of lost wages when an ...

What do I need to do to get disability benefits from Social Security? I’m 60 years old and have a medical condition that doesn’t allow me to work at my job anymore, but I’ve read that getting ...

During his confirmation hearing Jan. 21, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins pledged to preserve veterans benefits and not "balance the budgets on the backs of veterans." But the confirmation of ...

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

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Over decades, the government has spent billions on disability payments ...

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