The Social Security Administration (SSA) has a section on their website dedicated to young people. The SSA has developed various programs to help protect young people even before they have started working. According to the website, approximately 3.2 million children under the age of 18 were receiving monthly benefits from the SSA in 2013 because… Read more »
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The 5 Stages of the Social Security Disability Process
In a perfect world, applying for Social Security disability would be quick and painless, but we don’t live in a perfect world. Instead, applying for Social Security disability can be confusing, time consuming and most definitely frustrating. To help you understand the process from beginning to end, below is an outline of the five different… Read more »
Unfamiliar Disability Questionnaires and What to Do With Them
One of the most overwhelming aspects of the Social Security Disability process, we hear from clients, is the request by Social Security to complete various questionnaires related to their activities, work history and how their disabilities limit their ability to work. Although these forms are time consuming, they are an important part of the disability… Read more »
Social Security Disability and Worker’s Compensation Benefits
Because worker’s compensation benefits and Social Security disability benefits involve injuries or conditions that lead to the inability to maintain gainful employment, sometimes a disabled worker collects benefits from both programs. In fact, in 2003, Social Security estimated that of the 7.6 million beneficiaries collecting Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, about 17 percent had… Read more »
Payment Waiting Period for SSDI Benefits
The Social Security disability process is littered with emotional highs and lows. One example is the five-month waiting period disabled workers are faced with when they are approved for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). Many times Social Security disability applicants express a sigh of relief when they find out they are approved for SSDI, but… Read more »
When a Vocational Expert is Scheduled to be at My Hearing
A huge sigh of relief usually follows the notification that a claimant’s Social Security disability hearing is scheduled. Finally, it gives a claimant a chance to have their “day in court” to prove they deserve either Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Sometimes that relief is soon replaced with trepidation… Read more »
What Experts will be at My Hearing
The day you have been waiting for a long time has finally arrived, it is the day of your Social Security disability hearing. Finally, it gives a claimant a chance to have their “day in court” to prove they deserve either Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Sometimes that relief… Read more »
Social Security By The Numbers In 2014
Social Security takes a lambasting from the right wing ideologues on a daily basis, especially when it comes to the agency’s disability programs. These ideologues will suggest that Social Security’s disability programs are rampant with fraud and that too many people who are capable of working don’t want to because they are lazy and can… Read more »
What I can do to improve the chances of winning my disability claim?
Many of our clients are curious as to what they can do to positively impact on their Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income claims. While our office can never guarantee you will be awarded benefits, there are several things that a claimant could do to help improve their chances. The Social Security Administration (SSA)… Read more »
Cutting Social Security Benefits will not help the national debt
In the wake of the recent election, Social Security benefits have come under fire. While this has increased the discourse regarding Social Security Disability policy itself, which is a good thing, it has also put a target sign on the backs of people collecting disability. Most of this has been in the name of decreasing… Read more »
