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- Social Security; Social Security Administration; Administrative Law; Administrative Deference; Administrative Agencies; Deference; Separation of Powers; Chevron; Chevron Deference; Judicial Deference (1)
- VA; Veteran's Affairs; veteran; caregiver; The Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers; PCAFC; due process; Fourteenth Amendment; disability; service-connected; Caregiver Support Coordinator; CSC; Wilkie; CHAMPVA; care team; law; policy (1)
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Full-Text Articles in Social Welfare Law
Administrative Deference And The Social Security Administration: Survey And Analysis, Nicholas M. Ohanesian
Administrative Deference And The Social Security Administration: Survey And Analysis, Nicholas M. Ohanesian
Journal of Law and Policy
The purpose of this article is to examine the role of administrative deference when decisions of the Social Security Administration are reviewed by federal courts. The concept of administrative deference to administrative agencies in federal courts goes back to the 1930’s during the rise of the New Deal—with the high-water mark reached by the Supreme Court in Chevron v. National Resources Defense Council. Since this point, there has been a growing chorus calling to re-examine or outright roll back the deference owed to these agencies when their decisions are reviewed in federal court. Prior to rewriting the standards, this article …
Splendid Isolation: Va’S Failure To Provide Due Process Protections And Access To Justice To Veterans And Their Caregivers, Yelena Duterte
Splendid Isolation: Va’S Failure To Provide Due Process Protections And Access To Justice To Veterans And Their Caregivers, Yelena Duterte
Journal of Law and Policy
Imagine you are a spouse and caregiver of a severely injured post-9/11 veteran. Your spouse served in the Marine Corps, with several deployments to Iraq. During their last deployment, your spouse sustained a severe traumatic brain injury and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. Due to these injuries, they need consistent care throughout the day. Thankfully, upon their return, the VA provided a caregiver program that allowed you to step away from your job and focus on caring for your spouse full time. As part of this program, you received a caregiver stipend of $2,400 per month, healthcare, and support from …