Recent Changes in Social Security There is a partisan attack on Social Security Disability recipients in this country and it is having fallout for our clients.  There is a perceptible chill running through the Social Security Administration. The federal government sequester resulted in the laying off of personnel in the fall of 2013. Judges who […]

The Social Security Administration, SSA, will begin to offer expedited processing to veterans with permanent and total, P&T, service connected compensation benefits from the Veterans Benefits Administration, VBA.  The 100% Permanent & Total Veterans Initiative  will go into effect  on March 17th and allow severely disabled veterans a fast track to Social Security Disability, SSD, […]

Time of Changes for Disability Clients Our disability practice continues to grow and in this issue we will discuss some of the changes and challenges we are facing.  The Veteran’s Administration remains seriously understaffed and dogged by time delays.  It is still a challenge just to receive records.  For Social Security Disability Insurance and SSI […]

Our Firm Wins $70,000 Award for Homeless Veteran in Pro Bono Case  Tooting our own Horn! Our office participates in the Center for Veteran Advancement/National Organization of Veteran’s Advocates Advocate Pro Bono Program.  The following is from their newsletter: Congratulations to Marcia Moellring, CVA/NOVA Pro Bono Advocate.  Marcia was successful in winning over $70,000 for […]

West Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri Social Security Disability Cases Hearings for Social Security Disability and SSI claimants in our area have bounced from office to office like a ping pong ball in a tornado.  As of this writing, the Columbia, Missouri Office of Disability Adjudication and Review is nominally the office in charge of […]