Letter: Obscure causes of disability claims - Newsday

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[**Letter: Obscure causes of **disability** claims**][3]
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Among other things, Lane wrote that SSD applications have increased because "laid off workers turn to **disability** when unemployment benefits run out." Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue, who was appointed by President George W. Bush, made **...**
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