The Supreme Court’s 2013 ruling that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional means the Social Security Administration (SSA) is no longer prevented from recognizing same-sex marriages to determine entitlement or payment amount when it comes to disability benefits. In short, SSA is now able to pay benefits to more same-sex…
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If you happened to be watching television Sunday October 6, 2013, you may have caught a spot on the CBS News Show, 60 Minutes, entitled “Disability, USA”. CBS advertised the segment this way: “Steve Kroft reports on the alarming state of the federal disability program, which has exploded in size in the last four…
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“Usually the Social Security Administration is not bound by the disability decisions of the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission (“VWC”), the DC Office of Workers Compensation (“OWC”), or even a state judge or jury’s verdict in a disabled wage earner’s case,” notes Herndon disability lawyer Doug Landau. “I have had Federal Social Security judges tell me…
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Just blocks from the Landau Law Shop is the Herndon Senior Center. Located at Grace Street near Fortnightly Blvd., the large Center has helpful programming for Fairfax County and Loudoun County residents. Following up on yesterday’s post on the accessible home tax credit, the Senior Center will present a “Home Fit” event on April 18,…
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Always looking for ways for his disabled clients to save money and get the benefit of government programs, Herndon disability lawyer Doug Landau is not ashamed to admit that he reads the membership mail he receives from the group formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons. Herndon disability lawyer Doug Landau is a…
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