State Senate resurrects Russian divestment plan | News
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Senate has resurrected a plan to purge the state pension fund of Russian assets in response to its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. During debate on a nearly $1.7 billion supplementary budget bill late last week, the Senate unanimously passed an amendment that calls for stripping the retirement fund of about $140 …
State pension warning issued to people due to National Insurance increase
A state pension warning has been issued over the National Insurance hike. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced in this week’s spring statement that the threshold for National Insurance contributions would increase from £3,750 to £12,570 from July. The increase is one of the measures introduced in the wake of the UK’s cost of living crisis and …
DWP pension benefit could pay pensioners an extra £3,000 a year | Personal finance | Finance
UK pensioners could get financial support through the Pension Credit, which is paid by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to people who are of retirement age and on lower incomes. Experts have estimated that the average pension credit claimant could get £3,000 of support each year. People with other responsibilities and costs may …
Claimant’s State Disability Pension Compensation Confirmed – Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly
The social benefits of the workers in question By: Barry Bridges March 25, 2022 A four-member majority of the Rhode Island Supreme Court reconciled conflicting workers’ compensation laws and the state’s pension system and ruled that a former employee’s accidental disability pension State must be compensated by the amounts it receives in the coordinated benefits …
Government urged to review disability pension criteria and scrap ‘punitive compliance measures’
The report is the culmination of a months-long investigation that received more than 130 written submissions and held hours of public hearings. He heard a series of long-standing concerns about the administration of the payment, including that people have to “skip steps” during the application process and that it has been intentionally difficult to navigate. …
How to get a disability pension if you haven’t contributed enough
To receive a permanent disability pension, the hypothetical beneficiary is sometimes required to justify a level of contribution which, if not reached, obliges him to seek other alternatives. All, yes, within the framework of the protective action of Social Security. In these cases, the agency plans to collect the non-contributory invalidity pensionwhich is granted to …
Elizabeth Sobinoff, married at first sight, criticized for receiving a disability pension
Married at First Sight Elizabeth Sobinoff hits out at troll who slammed her for receiving a disability pension – after revealing she had surgery for a mystery illness By Marta Jary for Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:34 GMT, February 6, 2022 | Update: 2:29 p.m. GMT, February 6, 2022 Elizabeth Sobinoff has gone wild after …
Renter receiving disability pension receives 61% rent increase and asks them to shovel their own snow
A Saint John tenant on disability pension and his wife are looking for new accommodation after receiving a notice of a 61% rent increase from their new landlord and instructions to start shoveling snow on their own. entrance to their apartment. Douglas London, 64, and his wife Anne have lived at 123 City Line for …
A tenant on disability pension received a 61% rent increase and was asked to shovel his own snow
Douglas London shows the notice he received of a $380 (61%) rent increase for his apartment in Saint John. He plans to move, not fight. (Robert Jones/CBC – image credit) A Saint John tenant on disability pension and his wife are looking for a new place to live after receiving a 61% rent increase notice …
NYPD officers severely affected by COVID Hope for Disability Pension
COVID-19 ended their careers — and now a small group of New York City police officers are hoping the city will give them the same disability pensions they would get for any other injuries sustained in the line of duty. “I have an oxygen cylinder with me 24/7 and I need help with everything – …
Army will apply for disability pension for cadets disabled during training
Progress of Mysuru VKET’s Efforts to Guarantee Disability Pension to Cadets Disabled During Training The efforts of the Mysuru-based VeKare Ex Servicemen’s Trust (VKET) to guarantee disability pension and other facilities under the Contributory Health Scheme for Former Servicemen (ECHS) to gentlemen cadets disabled during military training appear to have progressed, the Indian army taking …
Pay ITBP soldier disability pension, HC orders: The Tribune India
Legal Correspondent Shimla, January 2 The High Court HP quashed and quashed the order issued by the commander of the 9th Battalion of the Indo-Tibetan Police Force (ITBP), Union Ministry of the Interior, in which it rejected the pension claim of disability of a soldier on the grounds that he had only 40 percent disability. …
WWII veteran from Jhunjhunu to get war disability pension | Jaipur News
Jaipur: The Rajputana Rifles Registrar has written to the Ministry of Defense (MoD) to allow War Disability Pension to a 97-year-old World War II veteran from Jhunjhunu, who lost a leg while fighting in Italy in 1944. Once the sanction is received, it will be forwarded to the Principal Auditor of Defence, Pensions (PCDA) (P), …
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“Difficult to be optimistic” when looking for accommodation with a disability pension
KITCHEN – George White has less than a year to find a new, accessible and affordable apartment. White, 61, has multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair. For the past 10 years, he has lived in the main floor apartment of a house on Walter Street in Kitchener. He pays $ 1,000 per month in rent …
59,190 members of the armed forces have obtained a disability pension since 2016: Government
The government announced on Friday that it has granted disability pensions to 59,190 members of the armed forces since 2016. Members of the armed forces “disabled” out of service due to physical incapacity suffered during service are eligible for a disability pension. disability. According to details provided by Minister of State for Defense Ajay Bhatt …
SC grants disability pension to ex-Territorial Army soldier : The Tribune India
New Delhi, December 17 The Supreme Court on Friday ordered a disability pension for a Territorial Army soldier with an 80% disability. A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai declared, pursuant to the Army Pensions Regulations, 1961, that a person disabled from service by reason of a disability, which is attributable to …
Invalidity pension and medical facility requested for junior officer cadets
Mysuru, December 9 – City-based VeKare Ex-Servicemen Trust (VKET) urged Defense Minister Rajnath Singh to take immediate action to secure disability pension and other facilities under the scheme Former Military Contributory Health Officer (ECHS) to Gentlemen Officer Cadets invalidated and discharged home due to injuries sustained during military training at the National Defense Academy, Indian …
Cities demand changes to disability pension laws as cops quit en masse
Calling the current situation “financially unsustainable,” Minnesota cities will seek state assistance to cover the costs of the growing number of police officers retiring due to post-traumatic stress and seeking accident benefits. job. The League of Minnesota Cities plans to push again in the next legislative session for a bill that fully reimburse cities for …
Disability pension is not enough to buy food | Busselton-Dunsborough Courier
A woman on a disability pension burst into tears in front of senators as she asked for enough money to eat. Ricki Spencer said she would end up with $ 20 or $ 30 “over a good fortnight” for food after rent, bills and medications were paid for with her pension. When the cost of …
Disability pension is not enough to buy food
A woman on a disability pension burst into tears in front of senators as she asked for enough money to eat. Ricki Spencer said he would have $ 20 or $ 30 “over a good fortnight” left over for food after rent, bills and medication would have been paid for with his pension. When the …
Cop fired for fighting sex crimes for CalPERS disability pension
Most cities are members of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, which administers retirement benefits for some 2 million current and retired public employees. Bloomberg file Former California police officer fired after being accused of illegal sex with a minor is fighting CalPERS to keep his work disability pension. The California public employee pension system …
Disability pension claimants must be treated with dignity, says rights commissioner
DSP requests have been rejected at much higher rates than other government payments in recent years, with 59% of requests denied in 2020-2021. The survey also heard concerns about applicants plunged into poverty with much lower payments with job search requirements, forced to drain their retirement pensions to survive financially, and that ministries do not …
Disability pension claimants must be treated with dignity, rights commissioner says
Ben Gauntlett told the Senate inquiry into the object, intent and adequacy of the DSP on Monday that there was a need to “actively consider” whether the eligibility requirements and payment amount were “suitable for the goal”. Over the past few months, the Inquiry has heard a series of long-standing concerns about payment administration, and …
9/11 Disability Pensions Advocates Say NYCERS Are Not Serving Them | News of the week
Unions representing some of the 9/11 first responders sidelined by World Trade Center cancers and other living conditions have said the New York City employee retirement system continues to deny the Most of them disability pensions equal to three quarters of the final average salary under a law enacted in 2005 by the government of …
HC rejects plea of former IAF pilot asking for disability pension as well as arrears
The Delhi High Court dismissed the plea of ​​a former Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot, who was invalidated out of service in 1981 following a motorcycle accident that rendered him permanently unfit to fly a plane, asking for the granting of a disability pension as well as arrears. Judges Manmohan and Navin Chawla dismissed the …
SEPE grant for people who have lost a permanent disability pension – Music Love
Permanent disability pensions do not always last forever. Due to examinations by the medical tribunal or improvements in the health of the worker, it may happen that absolute or total disability is replaced by partial disability or even by the absence of disability. This deprives the recipient of the allowance, if he or she does …
Call for overhaul of disability pension rules | Canberra weather
news, latest news Many people who should be eligible for the disability pension find themselves stranded on the lower salary or not receiving any income support. Economic Justice Australia will tell a Senate disability pension inquiry that existing rules need to be changed because they are confusing and unfair. Leanne Ho, CEO of the organization, …
Rajasthan: 97-year-old WWII veteran still awaiting war disability pension | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: World War II veteran from Jhunjhunu, 97, who lost his leg in a fight in Italy in 1944, is still awaiting his war disability pension, which was denied by a court until this day. Sepoy Balwant Singh was inducted into the 3/1 Punjab Regiment in 1943. During an attack in Italy on December 15, …
NJ judiciary cannot suspend prosecution of judge’s disability pension
By Bill Wichert (Aug 10, 2021, 7:24 p.m. EDT) – A New Jersey state judge on Tuesday rejected the state judiciary’s offer to stay the trial of another then state lawyer that he seeks an appellate review of whether he could hear the allegations that court officials until the State Supreme Court rejected his colleague’s …
Former serviceman receives disability pension after over 50: The Tribune India
Chandigarh, July 23 It took more than 50 years of legal disputes and crossing administrative barriers for a visually impaired former soldier residing in Mohali to finally obtain his disability pension. Mohinder Singh, who is now 100% visually impaired, was demobilized from the Sikh regiment in June 1970 for medical reasons. During a nighttime training …
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Former Orlando police officer goes to court over disability pension dispute – WFTV
ORLANDO, Fla .– Former Orlando Police Officer Jonathan Mills showed no signs of improper health when he applied to become an Orlando Police Officer at age 29, according to his attorney. “His cardiac stress tests and ECG showed no abnormalities,” said attorney Randy Brown. This was only the beginning of the argument from Brown, who …
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Former Orlando firefighter loses court battle for disability pension while on duty – WFTV
ORLANDO, Fla – A former Orlando firefighter has just lost a court battle for a disability pension while on duty, even though medics admit he suffered several work-related injuries that led to him to be declared invalid. “In my eyes, I didn’t do anything wrong. I tried to stay there and fight these injuries, and …
The Senate investigates the rate of disability pensions | Blayney Chronicle
The adequacy of the disability pension will be scrutinized thanks to the Greens. A Senate committee will review the purpose, intent and adequacy of the disability support pension, with the intention of reporting back by the end of November. The upper house accepted the motion of Green Senator Rachel Siewert on Thursday, setting up the …
The Senate investigates the rate of disability pensions | Canberra weather
news, latest news The adequacy of the disability pension will be scrutinized thanks to the Greens. A Senate committee will review the purpose, intent and adequacy of the disability support pension, with the intention of reporting back by the end of November. The upper house on Thursday accepted the motion of Green Senator Rachel Siewert, …
The Senate investigates the rate of disability pensions | Magnet
The adequacy of the disability pension will be scrutinized thanks to the Greens. A Senate committee will review the purpose, intent and adequacy of the disability support pension, with the intention of reporting back by the end of November. The upper house on Thursday accepted the motion of Green Senator Rachel Siewert, setting up the …
Punjab JCO obtains disability pension for injury suffered in 1984: The Tribune India
Vijay MohanTribune press serviceChandigarh, February 20 It took the intervention of the Supreme Court for a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) to obtain his disability pension for an injury he suffered in 1984. Finally, putting an end to the ordeal of a retired Subedar from Dasuya in the Punjab, the Supreme Court this week rejected an …
Haryana: sailor has no disability pension 10 years after orders | Chandigarh News
CHANDIGARH: In a case highlighting the apathy of the defense authorities, a former Indian navy sailor, disabled and living in dire scarcity, has been awaiting the start of his pension for 10 years even after winning his case against the army Forces Tribunal (AFT) and the Supreme Court. Instead of releasing his pension, the Navy …
Dutch SS veterans retain disability pension from Germany – Smye Holland Associates
During World War II, at least 25,000 Dutch people volunteered for the Waffen SS, the Nazi Party’s elite protection body that later became a fighting force, according to the Institute for the Study of War, the Holocaust and Genocide (NIOD, in its Dutch version). acronym). Hitler ordered these types of soldiers to receive the same …
Standards for disability pension, flexible compensation
The government has decided to extend “disability allowance” to all serving employees, if they are disabled in the performance of their duties and are maintained in service despite such disability, an official statement said. This was briefed by Union Minister of State, PMO, Staff, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space Jitendra Singh. The ordinance …
Cancer scammer gets more jail time for $ 100,000 disability pension
Cancer con artist Hanna Dickinson was jailed for another year for claiming $ 100,000 in disability pension she was not entitled to while stealing family friends. Dickinson was leading a party lifestyle of drugs and alcohol in 2013 when she told her family that she had severe leiomyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer, and needed …
Retired FDNY firefighter, 58, with an annual disability pension of $ 136,000 “in the moonlight as a stuntman”
Retired FDNY firefighter, 58, with annual disability pension of $ 136,000, “moonlighted as a stuntman for 20 years” John McGinty retired from FDNY in 2016 after 25 years of service and earned a disability pension of $ 136,683 McGinty, known as John Mack, has been reported to have moonlighted as a stuntman in film and …
Married At First Sight’s Elizabeth Sobinoff reveals she was on disability pension before fame
Married At First Sight star Elizabeth Sobinoff has spoken candidly about her long and difficult battle with chronic disease. Speaking to ex-Big Brother star Garth Saville on his podcast, In the bath with Aunt Garth, the 29-year-old described her health problems as a “horror story”, explaining that her condition was so severe that she could …
House OKs Veterans Disability Pension Rates Rise 400% – Manila Bulletin
A bill proposing a more than 400% increase in disability pension rates for veterans and their beneficiaries has passed its third and final reading in the House of Representatives. MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO With 226 affirmative votes and zero negatives, House Bill 7203 passed its final reading and will go to the Senate for action. …
Delhi CM fails to deliver on additional disability pension pledge during pandemic, leaving thousands helpless – Newz Hook | Disability News
At the start of the COVID-19 lockdown, the Delhi government announced that pensions for people with disabilities would be doubled as it would be difficult for them to get out to work during the lockdown. But since April, no disability pension has been released, leaving many stranded and desperate. It was the tweet from Delhi …
Paralyzed glider said he was not eligible for disability pension
A Pole who suffered a spinal cord injury following a horrific kitesurfing accident last year that left him paralyzed has been told he was not entitled to a disability pension. Tomasz Szpyrka, 32, will soon be released from the hospital where he has been in rehabilitation since the accident. Tomasz is concerned that he will …
Paralyzed man, 35, donates disability pension to CM relief fund
Jenson Kurian, 35, from Kerala received his disability pension which was due for six months and as soon as he acquired Rs 6,600 he donated it to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. According to New Indian ExpressKurian is a well-built, muscular man but confined to his bed for two and a half years after a …
Paramilitaries under stress entitled to disability pension: High Court of Punjab and Haryana | Chandigarh News
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that in the event that a paramilitary force Jawan was fit at the time of recruitment but later developed an illness, no conclusion other than the one he developed sickness in service due to stress and tension can be drawn. The HC also considered that the …
A BSF gendarme is entitled to a disability pension, according to HC
Directing the authorities to pay a disability pension as well as arrears to a BSF agent released in 2006 for suffering from emotional psychosis, the High Court of Punjab and Haryana ruled that once he was concluded that the illness for which he was disabled was caused only during service, he is entitled to the …
Explained: Why the disability pension tax upsets veterans
The government withdrew a February 20 circular directing banks to deduct retirement and disability benefits paid to retired military personnel with disabilities from income tax. This was based on a letter dated June 24, 2019, by which income tax was levied. Although the letter provided for an exemption for those disabled from service due to …
Harsh measures needed to stem rush to get disability pension: former army commander
A former commander-in-chief general officer of Western Command, Lt. Gen. Surinder Singh (retired), has advocated the withdrawal of the income tax exemption for disability pension recipients, claiming that all Army commanders, of which he was a part at the time, had been of the unanimous opinion that some tough measures were needed to stem the …
The Ministry of Defense withdraws the order on the deduction of income tax from the disability pension
NEW DELHI : The Defense Ministry ordered the Defense Accounts Department to withdraw a circular ordering banks to deduct income tax from retirees affected by disabilities. The case had been a sensitive point with retirees as well as other members of the armed forces and represents a step back from a decision taken last year. …
Ministry of Defense withdraws invalidity pension order
The directive comes after a circular against the tax exemption of invalidity pensions for veterans The Defense Ministry on Tuesday ordered the Chief Defense Controller (PCDA) to stop deducting tax on veterans’ disability pensions and to withdraw the disputed circular issued to that effect. “In view of the instructions of the Supreme Court, PCDA (P), …
SC to hear disability pension tax case: The Tribune India
Vijay Mohan Tribune press service Chandigarh, March 2 The Supreme Court (SC) today settled the case regarding the deduction of income tax from the disability pension of defense personnel for an urgent hearing on March 6. The case was provisionally scheduled to be heard on March 16. A circular was sent by the Principal Controller …
Government asks banks not to deny disability benefits to officers, jawans
Sources told India Today officers have been particularly affected because jawans do not receive disability benefits like them, although both may have very similar disabilities. Last year, the Center clarified that disability pensions for all armed forces, regardless of rank, would continue to be exempt from income tax. (Image for representation: Reuters) The government is …
Police officer’s work-related disability pension refused
A seasoned policeman who ran a construction company is not entitled to a disability pension while performing his duties on the grounds that he has not proven that his back pain was caused by an incident at work, an Illinois appeals court ruled Thursday. Terry Olson, who had been a police officer for the village …
Will struggling Glendale officers receive a disability pension?
GLENDALE, AZ – The Town of Glendale Police Pension Board has voted unanimously to advance the disability retirement claims of two officers denounced by ABC15 for excessive use of force. Officer Matthew Schneider and Sgt. Aaron Aldridge will now undergo medical exams to determine if they have any physical or mental issues that prevent them …
War of words breaks out over Army disability pension standards
By Ayaskant Das New Delhi, Nov. 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) A debate has erupted over the criteria for disability to qualify for “disability pension” by armed forces personnel due to comments from the Army Adjutant General, Lieutenant General Ashwani Kumar, who retired on October 31. According to Lt. Gen. (rtd) Kumar, “lifestyle-related illnesses†should not be treated …
Government plans to reduce the misuse of disability pensions, will start at the top | Latest India News
Senior military officers must produce a medical report from a command hospital to certify their disability pension claim, a three-service panel recommended to the Defense Ministry as part of measures to limit cases “unjustified” demands for the pension. A senior defense ministry official, who declined to be named, said the proposal was approved by the …
SC denies soldier’s disability pension claim, says injury unrelated to military service
New Delhi: Ja Supreme Court a rejected the disability pension claim of a former military member who was injured while on casual leave – a decision that adds to the debate over giving special treatment to military members with service-acquired medical conditions . A panel comprising Judges L. Nageswara Rao and Hemant Gupta delivered judgment …
Disability pension pushes Indigenous Australians into poverty
Two in five Indigenous households that rely on the Disability Support pension have run out of money for basic items such as food and fuel in the past year, a new study finds, prompting advocates disabled people to ask the government to urgently review the program. The research is one of three new studies highlighting …
Army works to close gap in soldier’s disability pension, officer- The New Indian Express
Through Express news service NEW DELHI: The military is working to close the major gap that exists in the disability pension awarded to a soldier and an officer. “There is a big difference in the amount of financial assistance given to a soldier and an officer with the same disability. We have developed categories to …
Army seeks to change disability pension criteria
The three services are drawing up recommendations on the question of the taxation of invalidity pensions which will be submitted very soon to the Ministry of Defence. The army is considering several options to streamline the existing disability pension system and how it is calculated, defense sources said. The Army wrote to the other two …
Army HQ wants to tax disability pensions, except for combat casualties
Indian Army personnel positioned near Ratnuchak military station in Jammu | Photo PTI Text size: A- A + New Delhi: Disability pensions for military personnel should be taxed, except those who sustain combat damage, the military staff proposed, ThePrint has learned. The finance ministry recently decided to tax disability pensions, which sparked a massive uproar …
Disability pension: no benefits for lifestyle-related illnesses, army says: The Tribune India
[email protected] Ajay BanerjeeTribune press serviceNew Delhi, July 18 In what might define a future model for claiming “disability” due to service in the armed forces, the forces are moving towards the idea that lifestyle-related illnesses should not deserve benefits such as pension tax-exempt, while those who sustain physical injuries in combat on peace assignments should …
Disability pension taxed due to exploitation of its benefits, army statement says
The office of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday released an army statement that disability pensions for armed forces personnel have been taxed due to the increase in the number of people seeking disability, even for diseases related to lifestyle, and that this has led to the operation of the mechanism in place. The statement …
UK workers to be offered new risk-sharing pension
Workplace Retirement Updates Sign up for myFT Daily Digest to be the first to know about workplace retirement news. In the UK, workers must be offered a new type of pension scheme that has the potential to provide better pension benefits and be cheaper for employers. The government will unveil its plans for new risk-sharing …
Retired firefighter receives less lucrative disability pension following court ruling
PROVIDENCE, RI (WPRI) – The Providence Retirement Board voted to give retired firefighter John Sauro a less lucrative retirement benefit following a Rhode Island Supreme Court ruling earlier this year which had him deprived of his non-taxable accidental invalidity pension. In a 7-0 vote on Wednesday, the board granted Sauro the request for the regular …
For the mentally ill, the invalidity pension remains inaccessible
Deserving Families Face Many Difficulties Due To Confusion Over Various Diets The disability identity card of Ramesh *, an elderly man, indicates that his daughter, who suffers from a mental illness, has an 80% disability. The card was issued in 2012, and for two years after that, Ramesh said he visited the Tahsildar office at …
State, unions agree on more lenient disability pension standard
Mark Pazniokas :: CTMirror.org Dan Livingston, left, chief state employee union negotiator, and Sal Luciano, executive director of Council 4 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. A new agreement that restores a more lenient standard for awarding state disability pensions will take effect immediately and will not be presented to the …
Whistleblower Trial: A Corrupt Disability Pension System
CMIRROR.ORG State Comptroller Kevin P. Lembo A state whistleblower and former Connecticut pension systems lawyer filed a lawsuit of corruption and embezzlement in the handling of millions of dollars in disability pension benefits. The lawsuit, filed by Virginia Brown of Avon, expands on concerns raised by state auditors last week and alleges mismanagement has put …
New York City Council Suddenly Passes New Pension Benefits for Police and Fire Fighters
Ms. Mark-Viverito championed the legislation and the process. Asked at a press conference ahead of the vote, she said it was up to the media to see what was on the agenda, although she acknowledged that the Council usually contacts the media about the issue. legislation. She said measuring benefits was the culmination of previous …
Shooting Survivor: Don’t Take My Police Disability Pension
photo providedThis memorial clock in Haddon Heights represents the incident of April 20, 1995 in which Detective Richard Norcross was injured and two others, including his brother, were killed. By Richard Norcross Special for South Jersey Sunday Next month I will be giving a lecture again to the new class of recruits at Camden County …
Springfield laid-off cop Jeffrey Asher got Massachusetts disability pension a day before his dismissal
File photo / Le RépublicainJeffrey M. Asher, who was fired as a Springfield police officer after being filmed beating a suspect with a flashlight, was awarded a Massachusetts disability pension a day before his dismissal. SPRINGFIELD – Policeman Jeffrey M. Asher‘sa shot almost a year after being filmed beating suspect with flashlight may be nothing …
McCain’s disability pension could renew questions about his fitness
Senator John McCain has long said he is healthy and strong enough to hike the Grand Canyon, but he is also receiving what his staff called a Navy “disability pension” on Monday. When McCain released his 2007 tax return on Friday, he separately disclosed that he had received a pension of $ 58,358 that was …