The number of American troops deployed at any one time is always changing. In terms of small numbers, it changes daily. But even larger, more drastic changes can happen throughout the year.
Will more troop deployments lead to more injuries?
President Trump's Executive Order on Social Security Taxes
With Congress unable to come to an agreement on a new stimulus package to help Americans during the Covid-19 pandemic in early August, President Trump signed an executive order allowing workers to in theory defer payroll taxes through the end of the year.
Anatomy of a Disability Hearing
A Social Security disability hearing in front of an administrative law judge can be one of the most intimidating experiences a claimant will ever face.
4 types of neck injuries
When people think about severe neck injuries, they often think about breaks that injure the spinal cord and lead to paralysis. In the worst cases, this is complete paralysis from the neck down.
What is the largest branch of the military?
The basic branches of the military have very specific purposes. The Army is the "land warfare branch", while the Navy handles warfare at sea and the Air Force is in charge of maintaining aerial superiority. There is a lot of overlap, of course, such as the Marines often serving on land but being part of the Navy, but the general roles are well-defined. So, which one is the largest?
Substance abuse rates are high for people with disabilities
It's a startling fact that the disabled population has rates of substance abuse that are as much as four times higher than those who are not disabled. Those suffering from visual impairments, orthopedic and spinal cord injuries, and amputations fall into the classification of "heavy drinkers" in as many as half of the cases. This is regardless of their pre-injury or -illness use of alcohol and drugs.
Those with epilepsy may be able to get SSD benefits
Do you struggle with taking new medications, unrelenting seizures of various kinds and the inability to plan for your day because of your medical condition? Many people with epilepsy deal with seizures over much of their lives. Others who take medication find that it slowly stops working over time.
Blindness doesn't always mean a complete lack of vision
When people think of blindness as a disability, they often imagine it to be absolute. They understand that vision issues like farsightedness or nearsightedness can make it more difficult to see without corrective lenses, and they assume blindness is just the extreme end of the spectrum, where someone's vision has deteriorated -- or been damaged -- so that they can't see at all.
