There are two basic types of service connections. There’s direct service connection and there’s secondary service connection.
How Soon Do I Need To Report A Work Related Injury?
The insurance company that insures your particular employer is obligated by Pennsylvania state law to either accept or deny your work injury claim within 21 days.
How to Obtain Social Security Disability Benefits
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The Aftermath of Car Accidents – Steps to Take, Mistakes to Avoid
In a country with millions of miles of roads and approximately 253 million cars, car accidents are an unfortunate fact of life. In the US alone, over 37,000 people die in road crashes every year. And nearly 2 and a half million Americans are injured or disabled in car accidents annually. The effects of road crashes are often long-term and far-reaching.
Gulf War Veterans Benefits
Veterans who served in the Gulf War period recognized by the VA from August 1990 to present service in Iraq or Afghanistan are entitled to the same veterans’ benefits as veterans who served in any other period of war. This includes pension benefits if disabled and service-connected compensation for any service-connected illnesses.
Agent Orange Benefits
Agent Orange benefits are not a separate category of Veterans Benefits. They are benefits available to veterans who suffer from disabilities caused by exposure to Agent Orange during service in Vietnam or other areas where the military used Agent Orange.
Eligibility for Veterans Disability Compensation
Eligibility for VA Disability Compensation is determined either by compensation based on a disability and its direct relationship to service, or Disability for Pension, where eligibility is based on service during a period of war and current disabilities.
Mental Illness and Social Security Disability Benefits
People with mental illnesses can qualify for Social Security disability benefits. The real issue is not whether the problem is physical or mental, but rather the extent to which the problem prevents the person from working.
Do I Need a Lawyer for my Social Security Disability Claim?
Technically you don’t need a lawyer; but it’s very difficult for people to understand the very specific regulations that Social Security has governing disability; how to get the information and to present it in a way that will result in benefits.
Does Age Matter in Social Security Disability Benefits?
Age is an important factor in disability claims. We know the system. We know what you need. And we’re committed to doing our best to help you with your Social Security Disability claim.
Social Security Disability Benefits
Filing for Social Security is complicated. We are here to help and will do everything in our power to get you the benefits you deserve. Maine disability attorney Francis Jackson answers your questions and will be your guide to Social Security Disability.
Veterans Disability Benefits
Maine veterans disability specialists Jackson & MacNichol tells how they take on the VA to help disabled veterans. VA disability attorney Francis Jackson guides through the complicated appeals process of getting service-connected disability compensation or disability pension benefits from the VA.

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