Can a petitioner obtain an increased permanency award while refusing recommended surgery? According to the Appellate Division's recent ...

South Carolina's disability determination system grapples with a severe staffing shortage, risking delays in critical claims processing, a state study warns.

The workflow for Social Security disability benefits determination has historically been a slow one, with hospitals and patients often waiting months for records to be requested, collected and ...

The Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall form an ad hoc planning committee to plan and host a public workshop that will facilitate a ...

Disability determinations in South Carolina are handled by South Carolina Disability Determination Services, a division housed within the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department.

Traditionally, the Social Security Administration (SSA) followed a pretty comprehensive process to evaluate disability claims. The in-depth nature of the process is meant to provide accurate ...

Much has been written about the Department of Labor’s final rule regarding disability benefit claims procedures (the “Final Rule”), which took effect on April 2, 2018. And by now, most employers – and ...

The medical model of disability locates the problem of disability at the person, and it operates in the context of disease, disorders, and impairments. The social model of disability understands ...