Over 20 burn-pit and Agent Orange illnesses now qualify veterans for disability pay without proving the cause
Veterans diagnosed with certain cancers, blood disorders, and chronic conditions tied to burn-pit smoke or Agent Orange can now receive disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs without assembling years of medical evidence to prove the link. The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, signed […]
Read MoreOver 20 burn-pit and Agent Orange illnesses now qualify veterans for disability pay without proving the cause
Veterans diagnosed with certain cancers, blood disorders, and chronic conditions tied to burn-pit smoke or Agent Orange can now receive disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs without assembling years of medical evidence to prove the link. The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, signed […]
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Over 20 burn-pit and Agent Orange illnesses now qualify veterans for disability pay without proving the cause
Veterans diagnosed with certain cancers, blood disorders, and chronic conditions tied to burn-pit smoke or Agent Orange can now receive…
Personal Finance
Insurance & Protection
Over 20 burn-pit and Agent Orange illnesses now qualify veterans for disability pay without proving the cause
Veterans diagnosed with certain cancers, blood disorders, and chronic conditions tied to burn-pit smoke or Agent Orange can now receive…
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Fraud & Scams
Older Americans reported a record $7.7 billion in scam losses last year across more than 201,000 complaints, up 37% in one year
Americans over age 60 lost more than $7.7 billion to scams last year, filing more than 201,000 complaints with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center....
Fraud & Scams
Amazon will pay $309 million over claims it denied refunds and recharged some customers without permission
The Federal Trade Commission is requiring Amazon to pay $309 million to settle claims that the company denied refunds and recharged some customers without their...
Fraud & Scams
Patients of Catholic Health caught in the Serviceaide data breach can claim up to $5,000, or a flat $50, by September 1
Patients of Catholic Health whose protected health information was exposed in the Serviceaide data breach now face a September 1 deadline to file claims worth...
Fraud & Scams
Seniors filed more than 200,000 fraud complaints with the FBI last year, a record, and thousands lost over $100,000 each
More than 201,000 Americans age 60 and older filed fraud complaints with the FBI last year, a record that produced average individual losses exceeding $38,000....
Fraud & Scams
A 77-year-old California retiree lost $177,000 of his savings to an investment scam that promised safe, steady returns
A 77-year-old retiree in California watched $177,000 of his savings disappear after responding to an investment pitch that promised safe, steady returns with no withdrawal...
Fraud & Scams
ApolloMD patients whose data was exposed can claim up to $5,000 from a $4 million settlement before a September 30 deadline
Patients treated by ApolloMD who had personal and medical information exposed in a data breach can file claims for up to $5,000 each from a...
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A typical existing home sold for a record $440,600 in June, even as slower sales pointed to a cooling market
American homebuyers paid more for a typical existing home in June than at any prior point on record, even as…
Retirement & Taxes
Heirs who inherit an IRA now generally must empty it within 10 years, many with a taxable withdrawal each year
Social Security now blocks about 70,000 fraudulent attempts a year to reroute someone’s deposit, and it no longer takes bank changes by phone
$162,660 in savings and the family home stay with the healthy spouse when a partner goes on Medicaid for a nursing home
Households that lowball their income for an ACA plan could owe thousands back at tax time in 2027, now that repayment caps are gone
Born in 1959? Your Social Security full retirement age is 66 and 10 months, so claiming at 66 in 2026 still trims your check
Medicare pays 80% of your doctor bills and nothing caps the other 20%, which is why many retirees carry Medigap
Medicare covers hospice care in full, including drugs and nursing, for those given six months or less to live
A retired social worker who lost $300,000 to a gold-coin scam is now getting hit with a surprise Medicare surcharge on the savings she drained
Retirees can have federal tax pulled straight from a Social Security check with Form W-4V, heading off an April surprise
A little-known move called 72(t) lets you tap an IRA before 59½ without the 10% penalty if you take equal payments
$25,000 for singles and $32,000 for couples is where Social Security benefits start getting taxed, a line frozen since 1984