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Supreme Court Turns Away Veterans Seeking Disability Benefits over 1966 Hydrogen Bomb Accident

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal on behalf of some U.S. veterans who want disability benefits because they were exposed to radiation while responding to a Cold War-era hydrogen bomb accident in Spain. The justices …

Massachusetts Insurance Agent Sentenced for Disability Fraud

The owner and operator of an Arlington-based insurance agency was sentenced earlier this month for fraudulently receiving disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Social Security Administration (SSA). Patrick Quinn was sentenced to one year and …

Job Disability a Headache for U.S. Recovery

Monica Soltes was excited 10 years ago to leave Merrill Lynch and start her own business as an independent financial planner in San Diego. After she fell off a porch at her cousin’s cottage and broke her elbow, her dreams …

North Carolina Postal Worker Gets Prison for Faking Injuries

A former Asheville postal employee who faked injuries to get disability benefits has been sentenced to prison. The Asheville Citizen-Times reported reported that 46-year-old Robin Knight Smith has been sentenced to 7 months in prison. A video during Smith’s trial …