Blog: News & Insights

On March 1st, 2013, all recipients of any Social Security, VA or other federal income benefit must be set up with a direct deposit account for their checks.  This will be mandatory for EVERYONE!  If you don’t want to do direct deposit, the feds will set up a debit card for you.  Make sure you’re set up for this before the deadline!

Look, this blog isn’t about advertising for certain products, but this one (or something like it) is very necessary.  I just did a client visit to a homebound lady whose husband was in a nursing home and needed Medicaid right away, and she had her Suze organizer on her kitchen table, and it was a breeze accessing all of her and her husband’s critical documents:  estate planning...

That was my first question when I started reading up on Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act (though not my last–there is just so much going on in health care policy these days!!).  But the answer is here–right here in Toms River, New Jersey.  A Medical Home is one way to coordinate and encourage primary care within various communities and health plans.  And the ACA is all about...

The Supreme Court denied petitioners’ request for Writ of Certiorari (cert. petition) today in both Veterans for Common Sense v. Shinseki, et al., and Byron v. Shinseki.  The Supreme Court order denying the cert. petitions can be accessed at Supreme Court January 7, 2012 Order. As documented in the linked Reuters Article, the Supreme Court’s decision not to hear the case of...

Two veteran-related Petitions for Writ of Certiorari (cert. petition) were distributed for conference today before the Supreme Court of the United States.  Once distributed for conference, the Supreme Court will usually announce disposition of the case the following Monday.  Further explanation can be found at Supreme Court Link. The first cert peition, Veterans for Common Sense v. Shinseki,...

As the linked NJ.com Article notes, the Warriors’ Watch Riders is looking for volunteers to help support their troop ride support program. The Warriors’ Watch Riders is a grassroots, not-for-profit, group of who provide motorcycle escorts for returning troops. Their website is located at Warrior’s Watch Riders and provides a list of upcoming events and rides. You do not need...

On a frequent basis, I come across local veterans program that are unrelated to the Department of Veterans Affairs or veteran disability compensation.  Going forward, I will tag those posts under “NJ Veterans Programs” and hopefully will create comprehensive list of pro-veteran programs in the New Jersey area. The linked CBS News Article indentifies a music therapy program for...

Today’s veteran-related news includes an USA Today Article about the growing homeless veteran population and a NPR Report about the ever-present backlog of VA disability claims.  These are critical issues before the Department of Veterans Affairs and will require contributions on the part of the entire nation to resolve. Although these are systemic issues with no simple solution, the...

On December 21, 2012, the Senate unanimous confirmed William S. Greenberg, of New Jersey, to “be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for a term of fifteen years.”  As I blogged in a December 17, 2012 Post, Mr. Greenberg has a long history of military service as a reserve-component Army Judge Advocate General and an equally long history of pro bono...

If you are a current servicemember serving away from your family, I truly hope that the men and women serving beside you can provide a secondary-family environment to make the holiday season special.  If you are a veteran, or the family of a veteran, the attorneys and staff at Fink Rosner Ershow-Levenberg wish you a happy holiday. In the spirit of the holiday season, I have linked to an...