Ssa and Va Disability Programs Re-Examination of Disability Criteria Needed to Help Ensure Program Integrity

The 3 largest Fed. disability programs providing cash assistance, which are admin. by the Social Sec. Admin. (SSA) & the VA, in 2001 collectively provided $89 billion in cash benefits to 10 mill. adults with a physical or mental condition that reduced their earning capacity. SSA administers both the Disability Insur. (DI) program & the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. In the past the DI, SSI, & VA programs have been reported as being out-of-step with med. & tech. advances. This report reviews the extent to which DI, SSI, & VA's disability criteria have been updated based on: scientific advances, incl. med. & tech. innovations; & labor market changes, incl. the growth in service- & knowledge-based industries over mfg.-based industries.Robertson, Robert E. is the author of 'Ssa and Va Disability Programs Re-Examination of Disability Criteria Needed to Help Ensure Program Integrity' with ISBN 9780756729219 and ISBN 0756729211.