An in-depth look at the interrelation of the "odd-lot doctrine," the Second Injury Fund, Section 12(b) of the Workers Compensation Act and Social Security set-offs. The first consideration in handling ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs raised compensation rates after the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment came in at 2.8 percent. The increase affects VA disability compensation, Total Disability based on ...

A Veterans Affairs Department rule five years in the making is set to go into effect Thursday and is designed to help prevent overpaying disability compensation benefits to active-duty personnel. The ...

The main difference between disability pay and social security is that the latter is a government-run program, while the former comes from an insurance company. Disability does not refer to any ...

Congress is currently considering a significant expansion of veterans’ disability compensation in HR 2102, the Major Richard Star Act. It would allow approximately 400,000 military retirees to receive ...

An employee is injured on the job and cannot immediately return to work. Whether to offer salary continuation or permit temporary total disability compensation to be paid under the workers’ ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Veterans' social media feeds erupted this week over a months-old report from the Congressional Budget Office that listed options ...