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USING SELF-SETTLED SPECIAL NEEDS TRUSTS TO PROTECT PUBLIC BENEFITS

Many public benefits available to persons with disabilities, such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid, place limits on income and certain types of assets. Exceeding such limits can lead individuals to lose some or all of their benefits. Individuals

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Benefits Increase Coming for Veterans Disability Recipients in 2015

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and veterans disability recipients will see their benefits increase by 1.7 percent in 2015. The increase represents the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), which is automatically applied to Social Security benefits. Although benefits will increase slightly,

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Michigan VA Benefits for 2015

Good news for Michigan veterans and surviving spouses with the announcement that there will be a cost of living (COLA) increase for 2015. This means that Michigan veterans benefits for 2015 will have the same increase for 2015 as those

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New Spending Bill Continues to Punish Retirees’ Pockets

A $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill, passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday this week, continues to punish the pockets of military retirees. I wrote earlier this month about the budget deal that hurt veterans by eliminating Cost of

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Retired, Disabled Veterans May Not Be Spared COLA Cuts in Budget Deal

Politics — and specifically the politics of the budget in Washington — have long played zero-sum games. Some constituencies “win,” and others do not fare so well. Unfortunately, the latest budget crafted on Capital Hill may deliver a body blow

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Budget Punishes Retirees

  Jim Fausone Veteran Disability Lawyer There is no end to the mischief Congress can get itself into.  It did little to assist veterans in 2013 and I have written about that earlier in the month.  In a last minute

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Social Security COLA to Raise Benefits by 1.5 Percent in 2014

The Social Security Administration recently announced a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2014. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits for some 63 million Americans will increase by 1.5 percent. The ceiling on earnings subject to Social Security taxes will also

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So Nothing Got Done This Year

  Jim Fausone Veterans Disability Lawyer When you look at 2013 there was no shortage of issues of interest to veterans.  VA operations were often in the news from the backlog on disability claims, the quality of health care or

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