The Social Security Administration announced “major enhancements” to its some of its digital tools and users’ online accounts, with more options filing and navigating disability claims and the appeals ...

The Veterans Affairs Department is introducing new, standardized disability claims forms that officials say will make it easier for veterans and their survivors to clearly state what benefits they're ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs said it will introduce new uniform disability claim forms that will standardize the process for veterans to file claims and initiate appeals. VA said the new forms ...

“The push to modernize Social Security is long overdue. Moving more services online, allowing people to submit forms electronically, track disability claims, and check their application status should ...

The latest expansion brings the Compassionate Allowances list to 314 conditions.

The Social Security Administration has made “major” enhancements to my Social Security, expanding its self-service options and notices that are available for individuals navigating the disability ...

Detailed notes, objective testing, and legal assistance if necessary are the keys to obtaining disability benefits for patients who are unable to work due to myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue ...

Short-term disability is a type of government-run insurance or employer benefit that gives you income replacement for a temporary period when you are unable to work due to a covered illness, injury, ...

I'm told sometime in the past month the Office of Management and Budget approved a six-page claim form that veterans use to apply for disability benefits, replacing a 23-page application that was so ...

Workers get hurt all the time, both on the job and off. In 2009, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 1,238,490 injury or illness cases in the United States requiring days away from work to ...