Permanent and Total Disability Benefits provide financial support to those unable to work due to serious health issues, helping cover medical and household expenses. However, the application process ...

A seafarer who was no longer deployed back to work may be entitled to total and permanent disability benefits due to an illness he suffered while on board the vessel. This was the ruling of the ...

Gulf Management, Inc. and Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. v. Talmadge Wall, DCA#: 20-2037; JCC: Massey; Decision date: Nov. 29, 2023 The employer/carrier in this matter appealed the judge of ...

THE Court of Appeals ordered Jebsens PTC Maritime, Inc. and Hapag-Lloyd AG to pay $60,000 to a seaman in total and permanent disability benefits, ruling that he was not given a complete medical ...

From 1999 to 2015, permanent disability claims for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) spiked during periods of economic recessions, suggesting that the COVID-19 pandemic may create a similar ...

A claim for total and permanent disability benefits by a seafarer is governed by the 120/240 days rule. The summary of the rule was enunciated by the Supreme Court in Elburg Shipmgt. Phils., Inc.,v.

Veteran Affairs. Chapter 31 VA Benefits: What is the monthly housing allowance for VA Chapter 31? Veteran Affairs. VA Vision Benefits: What kind of eye care you can get if you have VA disability ...

The first consideration in handling a total disability claim is whether the petitioner qualifies under workers' compensation law for permanent total disability benefits. It is quite common for a ...

Beginning during the Obama administration, student loan borrowers with a total and permanent disability could get student loan cancellation through a discharge. However, the biggest hurdle for most ...