2007-04-24T00:05:14-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/ac0/197750-m.jpgA public meeting of the President’s Commission on Care for America’s Returning Wounded ...

The age and vocational factors come into play in determining whether or not an individual who can no longer perform their past work is able to adjust to other work. However, ability to adjust to work ...

The committee will provide an independant review of the process by which the VA assesses impairments for traumatic brain injury in individuals who submit claims to the VA Secretary for compensation ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The covid-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down, forcing us to navigate a long-lasting impact on our lives. Today, while science has made medical advances to get us through the depth of the ...

Traditionally, the Social Security Administration (SSA) followed a pretty comprehensive process to evaluate disability claims. The in-depth nature of the process is meant to provide accurate ...

The SSDI program is broken—financially and functionally. Too many people receive unwarranted benefits, straining the program and hurting those who truly need it. A proposed bill would make SSDI work ...

Social Security Disability Insurance provides monthly payments to more than 10 million people. Supplemental Security Income disability benefits reach a partially overlapping group of roughly seven ...

Thank you for inviting me to testify on the Social Security Administration's planned changes to the disability appeals process. SSA is responsible for administering two federal programs that provide ...

If you've applied for Social Security disability benefits and are still waiting for an answer, you're not alone. "For the first time in history, more than 1 million people are waiting on the Social ...