by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., CELA<\/p>\n
Historically, a member of the military could arrange for a pension and provide a survivor\u2019s benefit to a spouse or child. A problem arose where the child had a disability and was receiving means-tested public benefits such as Supplemental Security Income (\u201cSSI\u201d) or Medicaid.\u00a0\u00a0 If the child with disabilities receiving those benefits or other means-tested public benefits received the pension, they would lose the benefits. This is because any income received from any source reduces the SSI income dollar-for-dollar, and if the pension exceeded the amount of SSI income, SSI would be completely lost. Medicaid is frequently linked to SSI, so that if SSI is lost, the Medicaid would be also be lost. What follows is a story of the Power of One.<\/p>\n
An Elder and Disability Law attorney in Virginia, named Kelly Thompson, took up the cause of these beneficiaries with disabilities. Kelly enlisted help from (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., CELA Historically, a member of the military could arrange for a pension and provide a survivor\u2019s benefit to a spouse or child. A problem arose where the child had a disability and was receiving means-tested…<\/span><\/p>\n