FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AFNS) -- Department of Defense officials here are working with the Department of Veterans Affairs staff to expand a pilot program that simplifies the current disability evaluation ...

When U.S. Coast Guard service members are injured or ill, the Coast Guard determines their fitness for duty and eligibility for benefits through its disability evaluation system. The Coast Guard is in ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs' benefits evaluation system for service-connected head injuries ignores several symptoms associated with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and should reflect the most ...

CHICAGO, IL — When people become disabled under the statutory definition the Social Security Administration must follow, the agency helps them meet their basic needs and sustain a higher quality of ...

The U.S. Social Security Administration is simplifying the disability evaluation it uses for its Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs. The agency ...

SUMMARY: The Acting Commissioner of Social Security gives notice of the rescission of Social Security Ruling (SSR) 82-53. DATES: This rescission is applicable on August 29, 2018. FOR FURTHER ...

On Monday, September 23, 2024, the Consensus Committee report on Sex and Gender Identification and Implications for Disability Evaluation will be holding a public webinar. This is the Sex and Gender ...

A state expert must complete her intellectual disability evaluation of Pervis Payne before the scheduled Dec. 13 hearing or the state of Tennessee must find a new expert, Judge Paula Skahan told the ...