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Social Security is a federal program that provides retirement income and disability benefits. Social Security is funded by payroll taxes and is one of the largest areas of U.S. federal spending.

Criteria the VA developed in 1945 do not align with modern medicine, employment and the impact of disabilities on a veteran’s ...

What do I need to do to get disability benefits from Social Security? I’m 60 years old and have a medical condition that doesn’t allow me to work at my job anymore, but I’ve read that getting ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. True Tamplin is on a mission to bring financial literacy into schools. Disability income replaces a portion of lost wages when an ...

The Trump administration is preparing a plan that will make it harder for older Americans to qualify for Social Security disability payments, part of an overhaul of the federal safety net for poor, ...

During his confirmation hearing Jan. 21, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins pledged to preserve veterans benefits and not "balance the budgets on the backs of veterans." But the confirmation of ...

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This article originally appeared on ProPublica. It’s never been easy to qualify for Social Security disability benefits. Christopher Tincher knows this firsthand. Tincher began his working life in a ...