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Office of the Inspector General Reports on the VA’s Inability to Provide Quality Coverage for Veterans

According to a recent report conducted by the Office of the Inspector General, the VA denied coverage for 17,400 veterans in a six-month period in 2017. These claims totaled to $53.3 million and sh... Continue Reading

Workers’ Compensation: The Hearing Experience

It recently occurred to me that I am now in my 35th year of handling hearings before the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board. When I began doing this work in Brooklyn, back in 1985, the atmo... Continue Reading

Workers’ Compensation: Benefits Decline While Insurer Profits Rise

A recent study published by the New School Center for New York City Affairs paints a rather bleak picture for injured workers in The Empire State. Although the New York workers’ compensation syste... Continue Reading

The Mission Act Replaces The Choice Act

Returning home from war is tough and the life once left behind may not always be there when you return. Many, unfortunately, return home requiring constant medical attention due to chronic pain der... Continue Reading

Disabled Adult Child Benefits

As the baby boomer generation prepares to retire, they begin to question what to do in their golden years. Travel? Pick up a new hobby? But for some, taking care of their disabled adult children a... Continue Reading

Traumatic Brain Injuries in Veterans

Servicemen and women risk their lives every day to keep us safe; they fight and don’t give up. For that, we are thankful. Unfortunately, while keeping our country safe, many are exposed to physical... Continue Reading

The Skinny on Veteran Obesity

Joining the military is a brave and noble duty. We appreciate their dedication and thank them for their service. Servicemen and women are brave and fight everyday not knowing if they will make it t... Continue Reading

The Mission Act

For the first time in nearly 45 years, more than half of the US veterans are under the age of 65. Along with such a large veteran population, comes their (higher) expectations of the Veteran Affair... Continue Reading

Why am I only receiving $150?

$150 per week is the minimum cash benefit payable to injured workers while they are either out of work or working at a reduced salary because of their work-related injury. In the very beginning sta... Continue Reading

Understanding the Workers’ Compensation Forms

There are over 30 different forms used in the New York State Workers’ Compensation system. Some are fairly simple and straightforward while others are quite complicated and require the expertise of... Continue Reading

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Office of the Inspector General Reports on the VA’s Inability to Provide Quality Coverage for Veterans

Workers’ Compensation: The Hearing Experience

Workers’ Compensation: Benefits Decline While Insurer Profits Rise

The Mission Act Replaces The Choice Act

Disabled Adult Child Benefits

Traumatic Brain Injuries in Veterans

The Skinny on Veteran Obesity

The Mission Act

Why am I only receiving $150?

Understanding the Workers’ Compensation Forms

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