Social Security plaintiff on love, loss and the fight ahead – Windy City Times
Social Security plaintiff on love, loss and the fight aheadWindy City TimesSocial Security claimed DOMA and denied the benefits and then I went through the administrative rounds by myself. I got the final denial in September [2014]. I knew that going into federal district court would be beyond my expertise and so I contacted …
GAO-14-854R, Disability Compensation: Review of Concurrent Receipt of Department of Defense Retirement, Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Compensation, and Social Security Disability Insurance, September 30, 2014 (gao.gov)
What GAO Found GAO’s analysis showed that 59,251 individuals received concurrent payments from Department of Defense (DOD) retirement, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability, and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) in fiscal year 2013 totaling over $3.5 billion. Current law generally allows military personnel to receive concurrent disability compensation from DOD, VA, and SSDI. There were 1.9 million nondisability and disability retirees as of September 30, 2013. Sixty-eight percent of the individuals receiving concurrent payments each received from $25,000 to $74,999 in total compensation. A total of 2,304 individuals received concurrent payments of $100,000 or more, with the highest beneficiary receiving $208,757. The age of individuals receiving concurrent payments ranged from 19 to 66, with almost half (48 percent) of the individuals being age 60 or above as of January 2013. Eighty-one percent of individuals had a VA disability rating equal to or greater than 50 percent. Seventeen percent received compensation due to a combat-related disability. GAO randomly selected a total of seven individuals to illustrate instances of concurrent receipt of benefits. These seven examples individually received from $19,210 to $152,719 in concurrent benefits. …
