Anyone who decides to file a disability claim and subsequent appeals is asked by Social Security to complete a disability report. On this disability report a claimant lists all the conditions and impairments that keep them from maintaining full-time employment, the current medical treating sources a claimant visits and a list of medications the claimant… Read more »
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The Latest With Social Security
We realize it may be a stretch for ordinary people to want to keep up with the comings and goings of the Social Security Administration, but sometimes circumstances permit where someone does want to follow the latest news regarding the agency due to a possible retirement or disability interest. This blog is an ongoing piecemeal… Read more »
New Clarification Of An Unsuccessful Work Attempt
For all the difficulties involved with the Social Security disability process, whether it be extremely long wait times, a lack of service or the frustration with decisions made by the agency, it is important to remember that Social Security is a widely popular program that provides life-sustaining benefits to millions of Americans. It is also… Read more »
Are There Any Plans That Work That Will Tackle The Backlog?
The Social Security disability backlog of people who are waiting for hearings is at an unprecedented level. There are now more than 1.1 million people who are waiting for hearings and nearly every hearing’s office across the country has wait times of more than a year’s wait for a hearing to be held. The Office… Read more »
Social Security Disability and Retirement Benefits
On occasion we will get a call from a person who is already receiving Social Security retirement benefits who wishes to file for Social Security disability benefits. These inquires have come from people who are well past the current retirement age of 66. Unfortunately what some people do not know is that you cannot collect… Read more »
How Does Applying For Social Security Disability Impact Other Situations
When you decide it is time to file for Social Security disability benefits because you are unable to work it is important to know that the process can have impacts on other parts of your life, both good and bad. On the negative side of things, the amount of income you and other members of… Read more »
New Schizophrenia Listing
In our continuing effort to provide information related to Social Security’s new listings on mental impairments we are going to look at changes made to the listing for schizophrenia. And, as just a reminder, Social Security’s set of listings are used in evaluating disability claims judging a condition’s severity and how it limits a person’s… Read more »
Social Security In 2017
Previous blog posts have indicated that Social Security beneficiaries, which include those who receive retirement, disability and survivor’s benefits, will see a very modest increase in their benefits for 2017. The cost of living adjustment (COLA) is a 0.3 percent increase. This equates to about a $5 monthly increase to the average American who receives… Read more »
New Listing For Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
In our continuing effort to provide information related to Social Security’s new listings on mental impairments we are going to look at changes made to the Somatic symptom and related disorder listing. A Somatoform disorder is characterized as a form of mental illness that causes one or more bodily symptoms, including pain. And, as just… Read more »
New Listing For Personality Disorders
In our continuing effort to provide information related to Social Security’s new listings on mental impairments we are going to look at changes made to the Personality Disorder listing. And, as just a reminder, Social Security’s set of listings are used in evaluating disability claims judging a condition’s severity and how it limits a person’s… Read more »
