Glossary

A

• Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Appeal

C

• Chronic Pulmonary Disease
• Claimant
• Claims
• Compassionate Allowance
• Court of Appeals

D

• Disabled Veteran
• Disability
• Disability Allowance
• Disability Benefits

F

• Functional Capacity Evaluation

H

• Hearing

I

• Impairment Rating

L

• Law Firm
• Lawyer

M

• Medicaid
• Medical Records
• Medicare
• Military Service

P

• Partial Disability

R

• Regional Office
• Residual Functional Capacity

S

• Service Connected Disability
• Social Security Administration (SSA)
• Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
• Social Security Retirement Age
• Standard Retirement
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Surviving Spouse

V

• VA Impairment Rating

W

• Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III)
• Workers Compensation
• Wounded Warrior