The Major Richard Star Act would allow retired veterans wounded in combat to receive both disability compensation and ...

Pekas Smith Arizona Disability Attorneys Discuss When You Should Apply for Disability Benefits in 2026 Phoenix, United ...

Veterans receive a disability rating from zero to 100%, a figure meant to quantify how severely a service-connected condition ...

The changes impact what’s known as Disability Adjudication, the process by which the agency reviews medical records and ...

To improve fraud detection in disability claims, the Department of Veterans Affairs plans to use an automated tool. Beginning later this year, the VA will scan disability benefits questionnaires, or ...

Phoenix, AZ – Misinterpretations regarding disability benefits can lead to significant losses in time, finances, and essential financial stability for residents in Arizona. Pekas Smith, a law firm ...

Many people receiving or applying for disability benefits assume that any financial change, such as receiving an inheritance, will automatically jeopardize their benefits. According to Pekas Smith, ...

An estimated 250,000 more Illinoisans with a disability now are eligible to open an ABLE account to save and invest money without risking their federal benefits.

Americans with disabilities face unique challenges. Applying for disability benefits should not be one of them. As the Chief for Disability Adjudication for the United States Social Security ...

A Connecticut court has ruled that a retired police officer's disability benefits cannot be set at zero – no matter how long ago he stopped working. In a decision, the Connecticut Appellate Court ...