December 29, 2009
Social Security has established a program it calls “Wounded Warriors,” which expedites the claims of wounded service members. Estimates on the number of Wounded Warriors vary depending on the source: The DOD reports about 34,000 were wounded since 2001. The GAO’s analysis of VA data shows there are about 250,000 wounded. A 2008 study by the [...]
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November 28, 2009
Senate Bill 407 was passed by both the House and Senate, and signed into law by President Obama. The bill sets an increase in compensation rates for service connected disabilities and for Dependency and Compensation benefits. the increase in compensation will be the same as the Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA), rounded down to [...]
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