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| SS disability and federal loans for tuition | 5/31/2008 | Armando R. Aldereguia |
Q: I am a graduate student who is currently enrolled at Nova Southeastern in FL, but I live in Indiana. ...
A: I apologize for not getting to you sooner. You have a complex situation. First issue: By this I ...
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| SS disability and federal loans for tuition | 5/31/2008 | Armando R. Aldereguia |
Q: I am a graduate student who is currently enrolled at Nova Southeastern in FL, but I live in Indiana. ...
A: Phillips' This questions raises a few issues. First, I suspect that the UNUM policy is a group ...
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| V.A. Disabled Tags | 5/30/2008 | Armando R. Aldereguia |
Q: I know that the V.A. issues DV tags which are registered at a reduced rate and the tags are issued ...
A: I will try to make this as simple as possible. First, states have their own laws and regulations ...
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| Military Disability | 5/27/2008 | Barry N. Saunders |
Q: I was wondering if you could help me. My ex husband has threatened to file military disability ...
A: To start with he will need detailed medical records to support any claim for disability. Military ...
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| child's portion of absent father's disability back pay | 5/22/2008 | Barry N. Saunders |
Q: The absent father owes over 11,000 in back child support for our daughter that lives with me.I was ...
A: Who were you "told by." "Friends" are not the court or the Social Security Administration. Back ...
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| Handicapped parking law | 5/21/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: Is the white lined area around a handicapped parking space still considered handicapped parking and ...
A: Anthony, if you mean the area that is connected to the handicapped spot, yes that is part of the ...
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| student loan-disability | 5/21/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: My daughter has been on disability d/t brain damage. She dropped the disability and wanted to return ...
A: Karen, this is a tough spot. Your daughter may be able to discharge the debt through hardship but ...
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| disability questions | 5/21/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: I don't know if you can help me but I am in dire straits and don't know where to turn. Basically ...
A: Kaylee, I'm so sorry to hear of your predicament. I only have one other suggestion since you have ...
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| disability and money | 5/19/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: Kyla, If this is not your area, maybe you can direct me... How does a person on social security ...
A: Leah, I don't know other than to suggest the following: 1. Have you already received/spent any ...
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| disability | 5/18/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: I HAVE BEEN WITH FOOT PROBLME FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS, IT CAME TO THE POINT WHEN IOB COULD NOT WORK ...
A: Lerina, it depends upon how much time you will be gone, and what remedies your state has in addition ...
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| insurance | 5/16/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: I had bad car accident in October 2007 was in hospital for month had five operation on both knees ...
A: Louis, by "your" insurance, I assume you mean your private insurance. It would depend upon the ...
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| Title 38 | 5/10/2008 | Barry N. Saunders |
Q: Saunders, My rights as patient under Title 38 section 17.33 have been repeatedly violated by the ...
A: First I am not Mr. Saunders, I buried him in April 2007, to all Veterans and Military Retirees, I am ...
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| short term disability | 5/8/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: I am getting ready to have shoulder surgery..and will not be able to work for atleast 3-4 months..is ...
A: Sue Ann, to qualify for social security disability you have to be disabled for at least six months. ...
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| Work long term disability concerns | 5/8/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: My husband is covered under short and long term disability insurance. At his workplace there is no ...
A: Sally, you might need to contact an attorney to force your employer to get this moving. You can ...
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| handicapped parking | 5/6/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: I live in upstate new york and my police station and court house(in same building)has no handicapped ...
A: Debra, I'm not sure what your question is but I will assume you meant to ask what to do about it. ...
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| job security | 5/5/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: I've been at the same company for 32 years. Six years ago i was diagnosed with MS. I work in ...
A: Barb, with an at will employment situation, you can be fired for any reason or no reason but they ...
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| moving | 5/4/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: I am still currently filing for disability and thinking about moving from Virginia to North Carolina ...
A: Amy, no you do not but you should let your local office know when you do move, and request your file ...
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| Handicapped Parking Law | 5/2/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: I am a disabled woman renting a condo in a 3 building condo unit in Las Vegas, NV. Every condo in ...
A: Fran, I don't practice law in Nevada and would advise you first to speak with an attorney who ...
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| Assigning Handicapped Parking Spaces | 4/30/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: Is there any reasonable accommodation requirement to ASSIGN a specific handicapped parking space to ...
A: Margo, not that I am aware of. I know I answered a question very recently about a related issue ...
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| Notifying the ins co about a medical change | 4/26/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: I have Multiple Myeloma. It is considered an incurable cancer but treatable. My group disability ...
A: Phil, it depends. I am unsure whether you are talking about health insurance, or long term care ...
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| SSI and homeownership | 4/21/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: I really want to ask this question for a good friend. My friend has a young child who is currently ...
A: Penny, if she's talking about waiting until she accumulates enough for a downpayment, this might not ...
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| SSI and homeownership | 4/17/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: I really want to ask this question for a good friend. My friend has a young child who is currently ...
A: Penny, A home is not a counted resource under SSI. Medicaid is state specific but should not count ...
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| Short term disability | 4/16/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: If you were on short term disablity and you were allowed to come back to work part-time instead of ...
A: Lily, maybe. You really need to ask an attorney who specializes in employment discrimination, of ...
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| LTD repayment with 18 year old child. | 4/15/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: I was awarded SSDI in Jan of 08. Prior to that I was receiving monthly payments from a LTD ...
A: Richard, I can't think of a single thing which would require your daughter to pay your debt with ...
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| Helping sister-in-law | 4/14/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: My sister-in-law (my wife's sister) receives monthly SSI payments. I'll refer to her as Rose. Rose ...
A: Aside from my tragic spelling, as long as no one else is living in the home, then it should not ...
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| Scool and Disability | 4/14/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: I am a 40 year old man who has MS. I am thinking about trying to go back to school. I have already ...
A: Gary, If you are getting social security disability, as opposed to SSI or supplemental security ...
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| section 32 and ss disability benefits | 4/12/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: Can a section 32 w/c settlement affect my social security disabilty payments? ANSWER: Marie, you ...
A: I understood your question; most w/c settlements are lump sum. The language in the agreement is ...
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| Va disability/Employment | 4/12/2008 | Barry N. Saunders |
Q: I have a question about my disability. I am currently Drawing 50% from the VA, and I have been since ...
A: Here is the long answer..... Rated At 100% When reading the rest of this Article, please keep in ...
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| Helping sister-in-law | 4/12/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: My sister-in-law (my wife's sister) receives monthly SSI payments. I'll refer to her as Rose. Rose ...
A: Mike, (1) What affects her eligibility is the number of people in the household and their income. ...
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| QUALIFICATION FOR SS | 4/11/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: I HAVE HEARING LOSS BOTH EARS AND ADDISIONS DISEASE WHICH AFFECTS ALL MY GLANDS THE ADDRENAL GLANDS ...
A: Linda: Disability is available first based on your work credits and second based on your medical ...
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| handicapped parking spaces requirement | 4/10/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: Does a federally-owned, but NOT publicly accessible (in other words, employees are the only ones who ...
A: Jan, it appears this is covered by the Architectural Barriers Act: "The Architectural Barriers ...
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| working when on permennt SSDI | 4/9/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: I am 54. I have MS, type 1 diabetes with severe diabetic neuropathies, chronic kidney insufficiency ...
A: Linda, Social Security's information on this is somewhat misleading so follow this closely. The ...
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| SS Disability, VA Kidney Transplant | 4/3/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: I'm 100% permanently Disabled Veteran receiving benefits do to renal failure. I receive SS ...
A: Brad, I see many places in Social Securitie's literature and rules where Medicare coverage would end ...
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| congestive heart failure | 4/1/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: my son applied for disability, he is 22yrs the dr said that he is permanently diabled, the social ...
A: Donna, social security lawyers work on a contingency fee basis and all of their fee agreements must ...
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| Legal Alien And Disability | 3/31/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: I am 47 years old and was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in 2006. The cancer has spread to the ...
A: I'm so sorry to hear of your condition, and hope that you are getting the care you need. The answer ...
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| SSI & VA | 3/28/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: #1 - My daughter (age 9) receives SSI because she is disabled due to Cerebral Palsy. My husband ...
A: The award of SSI is based on income in the household: http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10026.html . Social ...
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| SSDI | 3/25/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: I have been out of work since 2001, although I worked for 2 months in 2003. I put in for SSDI in ...
A: Mark, I'm not sure where you live but its unusual for SS to come to your home. I think you need to ...
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| SSDI | 3/24/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: I was recently approved for disability benefits and received an arrears check. Before I cashed it, I ...
A: Toni, it depends. If you received disability, then it does not matter. If you received ...
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| SSDI | 3/24/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: I have been out of work since 2001, although I worked for 2 months in 2003. I put in for SSDI in ...
A: Mark, since you were out of work for 5 years at the time you first applied, it may be that you ...
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| SSI and property | 3/21/2008 | Kyla Kelim |
Q: My father in law is near death. My sister in law is disabled due to a suicide attempt and recieves ...
A: This could be a problem. SSI permits you to have up to $ 2000.00 in resources, other than your ...
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