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Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits While on Appeal
In some cases, if the SSA stopped payment of your disability benefits because they allege your condition(s) improved, you may be able to continue receiving your disability benefits while your case is on appeal. There are, however, different rules for DIB and SSI benefits. Timelines: The following timelines apply to...
Types of Social Security Disability Benefits
In terms of Social Security Disability, there are two main classes of disability programs available. Disability Insurance Benefits(DIB) This arises under Title II of the Social Security Act, and is what most people think of when they think of Disability Benefits. This is the program a worker pays into every...
How Far Back Will My Monetary Disability Payments Go?
How far back monetary disability payments go depends upon two factors: Is it a Disability Insurance Benefits Claim (DIB ) or an SSI claim; When the claim was filed DIB This depends upon when the claim was filed v. when disability is being alleged. The SSA will pay no more than...
Wage Loss Benefits
Compensation Rate How much an injured worker is provided in terms of wage loss replacement benefits is a product of the pre-injury average weekly wage. This is the average amount—averaged over the preceding 52 weeks—that a worker earned prior to the injury. From there, the compensation rate is established by...
What to Do When You Are Injured at Work
Every work injury should be immediately reported to the injured worker’s supervisor. VA has a 30-day reporting requirement, 60 days in the case of an occupational exposure to a toxic substance, and a claim can be denied if the reporting requirement is not met. Beyond this, however, immediately reporting the...
Types of Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Under VA law, the following benefits are available under Workers’ Compensation: If an accident “rings the above special bells,” the following benefits are available: A lifetime medical award (for treatment which is reasonable, necessary, and casually related to the accident) is available. This provides for medical care, for the life...
What are the VA’s Comp Laws?
Virginia is what is called an actual risk state for Workers’ Compensation Laws. What this means is that for an injury and accident to fall under the Wokers’ Compensation Act, it essentially has to “ring” a series of bells or meet various criteria that have been created by the Virginia...
Reasons for Divorce in Order of Importance
Reasons Women ask for Divorce Incompatibility and unhappiness Husband's alcohol, physical and verbal abuse Husband's infidelity Disagreements about religion and children Their own alcohol abuse Their own infidelity Their need for independence Reasons Men ask for Divorce Drug abuse and/or mental illness Multiple differences (religion, communication, in-laws) His alcohol and...
What Defenses Are There in a DUI Case?
Potential defenses in a given drunk driving case are almost limitless due to the complexities of the offense. Roughly speaking, however, the majority can be broken down into the following areas: Driving. Intoxication is not enough: the prosecution must also prove that the defendant was driving. This may be difficult...
Two Major Categories of Criminal Defense: Misdemeanor and Felony
What Is A Misdemeanor? Misdemeanors are offenses with penalties that can include up to one year in jail. The less serious offenses, such as most traffic offenses, are considered infractions for which the penalty is generally under $100.00 fines. These offenses are generally quick and simple to define and resolve. Most...
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