Connecticut Disability Law Blog

Some good news for people who are on Social Security disability. The Social Security Administration has a policy of “Continuing Disability [...]

The State of Connecticut Retirement Services Division continues to send inaccurate information to disability applicants. If you are applying for [...]

Connecticut state employees who are awarded disability retirement receive a yearly form from the Retirement Services Division. Until recently, it [...]

The short answer is, you are probably out of luck. In the recent case of Alexander v. Saul, No. 19-2270-cv, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals [...]

In the case of Carr v. Saul, 19-1442 (S.Ct. April 22, 2021) Petitioners were six individuals whose applications for disability benefits were [...]

An employee of the State of Connecticut, who is disabled, can apply for a disability retirement. The employee must prove to the Medical Examining [...]

– One year after the Veterans Administration promised to create a more transparent way to compare the quality of its hospitals with others, [...]

Military Times – Military families with a member who has autism will see changes over the next nine months in the Tricare program that [...]

Military Times – President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan includes more than $18 billion for upgrades to Veterans Affairs [...]

Stars and Stripes – A judge has ordered the federal government to pay a Manchester couple $9.47 million compensation for life-threatening [...]

Military.com – A federal appeals court has handed down a win to a commander in the Navy Reserve who claims he was placed on a performance [...]

Military.com – The Department of Veterans Affairs is set to remove a relatively obscure GI Bill rule, which could cost beneficiaries [...]

Stars and Stripes – A lawsuit involving more than 229,000 veterans with hearing problems that they claim are linked to faulty earplugs [...]

Audacy – Capitol Hill lawmakers are calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to make major policy changes to support survivors of [...]

Military.com – A sweeping measure was introduced in the Senate Friday that could open up health care and disability compensation to a huge [...]

The White House – President Biden today announced his intent to nominate 10 individuals to serve as Federal Circuit and District Court [...]

If you are a retired state employee, and you believe the state has calculated your benefits incorrectly, be careful that you don’t miss any [...]

After many years of litigation, the Connecticut District Court granted judgment in favor of a disabled individual against Liberty Life. The [...]

Army veteran Nicholas Giovannelli is suing to stop several companies from “exploiting his image for profit” after he found them selling posters [...]

– If you’re one of the more than 1 million Tricare for Life beneficiaries who are age 75 and older, you’re now eligible for the COVID-19 [...]

– A long-decried law dubbed the “widow’s tax” that reduced the amount of cash support some surviving military spouses could receive [...]

 In one of his final acts in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Tuesday directing the Department of Veterans Affairs [...]

– Veterans Affairs’ data and technology expert will serve as acting secretary for the entire department as the Senate considers the [...]

NextGov – The Veterans Affairs Department is on the chase for more information about “innovative, future-focused, integrated” information [...]

FedScoop – The Department of Veterans Affairs finished implementing major IT updates to more efficiently process education benefits after [...]

VAntage Point – VA is empowering Veterans to manage their information through a simplified, personalized experience on VA.gov, called VA [...]

Stars and Stripes – The Department of Veterans Affairs released a final plan Tuesday detailing the order in which veterans and staff will [...]

Military Times – As a four-star general weeks away from retirement, Larry Spencer pulled into one of two general officer parking spaces in [...]

U.S. News & World Report – Stepping up pressure, the nation’s six largest veterans groups on Wednesday called on President Donald [...]

Military.com – President-elect Joe Biden’s choice of an Obama administration insider with no military or health care background to [...]