My husband pays $1100 a month alimony. If she applied for social security, would the alimony stop?

As a Social Security Disability lawyer in Virginia, I can tell you Social Security is not directly affected by an award of alimony. However, the...

Can WC terminate physical therapy if therapists and doctor want me to continue?

I agree with Mr. Sweeney. The doctor is supposed to "medically manage" the case and not the insurance company nurse. Notwithstanding this rule. the...

WC Insurance carrier has not paid full bill for authorized surgery.

If this surgery was due to your work-related injury, then you can file a claim with the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission and request that...

Work Comp Surgeries and Future benefits

Four back surgeries in your mid-twenties is not good. I have found in 35 years of workers compensation practice in Virginia that there appears to...

Had a accident on my job, can I sue?

I have 35 years of Virginia Workers Compensation experience. In your situation you were apparently injured by a "fellow employee" who drove his...

Am I entitled to a monetary settlement due to scarring on my head and face, piece of my skull replaced in a work accident?

As a Virginia Workers' Compensation lawyer for 35 years I can tell you that you can recover up to 60 weeks of compensation under Virginia Code...

Equitable Distribution - Social Security Disability

She received this based on her wage earnings record. This means she was unemployed for the last few years and this is what the retro payment...

When you filed your claim for short term disability, you may have been asked if this was for an accident on the job. I If you said "no", then this...

Do i need lawyer to navigate between a university pension system & social security? or who to ask that knows both?

As others have pointed out, Social Security Retirement is not affected by your university pension system. However, you need to balance whether a...

Learning disability when I was younger now suffered a traumatic brain injury should I apply for ssi?

Despite your difficulties you are only age 32. At that age it is difficult to obtain disability unless "all" possible jobs in the national economy...