President Donald Trump recently released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2018, which is set to begin Oct. 1, 2017. Just a small part of the budget proposal deals with Social Security, but it appears that Trump is keeping his promise not to cut Social Security budgets. Obviously this is not the complete or agreed… Read more »
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New Rules Create Another Roadblock For Disability Applicants
Qualifying for Social Security disability benefits was already difficult, but after implementation of new rules about how the agency was going to consider medical evidence, the hill just got a little steeper. Proving someone was medical disabled under Social Security’s rules was more difficult than nearly every other country in the world that also has… Read more »
Social Security Receives Hiring Freeze Exemptions
A previous blog reported that about 50 federal lawmakers wrote a letter to President Donald Trump asking for the Social Security Administration to be exempt from the current hiring freeze instituted on federal employees. The good news is the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which is in charge of administering Trump’s hiring freeze, granted three… Read more »
President’s OMB Director: ‘Social Security Disability Is Wasteful’
Office of Budget and Management Director Mick Mulvaney is clearly not a fan of the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program. In a recent story published by CBS NEWS, Mulvaney went on record calling SSDI “a very wasteful program,” and claimed that Americans don’t think of SSDI as being a part of Social Security. “Do… Read more »
Hiring Freeze Update
Shortly after taking the oath of office President Donald Trump signed and executive order instituting a hiring freeze on federal employees, which included a hiring freeze for Social Security employees. This is an important move because Social Security is facing its largest hearing backlog in the nation’s history where more than a million people are… Read more »
Preparation by your Representative Prior to Hearing
Your Social Security hearing date is rapidly approaching and you are experiencing trepidation about what might happen on one of the most important days of your life. You would like to know how your attorney or representative is preparing. During a Social Security disability case, no matter whether it is a Social Security Disability Insurance… Read more »
No Such Thing as Temporary or Permanent Disability
In order to qualify for Social Security disability you are not required to prove that you are permanently or temporarily disabled, just that you have been, or will be, disabled for 12 months consecutively. Once you are found disabled for either the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs you may… Read more »
How To Maximize Your Social Security Benefits
As a Social Security disability law office we strictly deal with Social Security disability cases, but we also have to have a handle on non-disability related issues that impact Social Security. As is the case with Social Security disability, there are a lot of rules and regulations people should be aware of when it comes… Read more »
Important Evidence In Social Security Disability Cases
Typically any sort of legal matter involves the need for some sort of evidence to prove a case. This is obvious in criminal law for anyone who has watched Law & Order, but evidence is crucial in all types of law and especially involving types of injury and disability cases. When we refer to evidence… Read more »
Benefits to Individuals with HIV/AIDS
According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), all applications received from people with HIV/AIDS are processed as quickly as possible through their system. Once an application is processed, the claim is sent to Disability Determination Services (DDS) who decide whether the condition qualifies an individual to receive benefits. Individuals diagnosed and living with HIV/AIDS can… Read more »
