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The Senate Finance Committee was set to vote March 2 on the confirmation of Andrew Eanes to become the new boss at the Social Security Administration replacing Carolyn Colvin, who has served as acting commissioner. It is important to note that Eanes was not nominated as the new commissioner of Social Security, but the deputy… Read more »

  Social Security disability advocates sounded like a broken record for much of 2015 due to the impending insolvency the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Trust Fund was facing. Just a quick refresher, the SSDI Trust Fund was in danger of being so depleted in 2016 that it would only be able to pay SSDI… Read more »

Social Security has some strict rules when it comes to who is disabled under their rules. We have talked previously that of all the disability programs in modern societies that Social Security is one of the most difficult to qualify for medically. Those who apply are expected to provide evidence that they cannot only do… Read more »

Social Security recently changed its rules about the use of video teleconferencing (VTC) for disability hearings before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). Previously, Social Security has used VTC for a portion of its hearings. The VTC process relates to using ALJs in other jurisdictions to administer hearings with claimants and representatives via video rather than… Read more »

It may seem ridiculous when administrators of a disability program don’t require evidence of disabilities or even consider medical evidence of a claimant applying for disability, but that is exactly what Social Security does on occasion for its Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program. Many people, who navigate through the Social Security disability process for… Read more »

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has created the Blue Book to provide information regarding the evaluation and processing of disability claims to healthcare and legal professionals. The Blue Book consists of four parts. The first part of the book contains the Listing of Impairments. The List of Impairments are divided into Part A and Part… Read more »

The Social Security Administration is a huge government agency that is in charge of providing retirement, survivor and disability benefits to millions of Americans every year. With an agency this big, navigating the ins and outs of Social Security can be confusing, here are some answers to some of the most commonly asked questions related… Read more »

Social Security states a person must be alive for the entire month to be eligible for a benefit check.  Benefits are not payable for the month of death.  According to the Wall Street Journal, The Social Security Administration’s inspector general on Monday said the agency improperly paid $31 million in benefits to 1,546 Americans believed to… Read more »

The Social Security disability process can be confusing. Not only can the entire process be difficult to understand, but so can the different terms Social Security uses along the way. To make things a bit clearer below are some definitions for terms Social Security uses during the disability process. Alleged and Established Onset Date: The alleged… Read more »

For everyone who applies for Social Security disability benefits one of the major questions people have to answer is what date are you claiming that you became disabled? Not just any date can be chosen. Some people respond to this question claiming they became disabled 20 years earlier because this is when their conditions first… Read more »