This is Part III of our 4 part series clarifying issues addressed and discussing issues not addressed in NPR’s recent article seen here: http://apps.npr.org/unfit-for-work/. The NPR article appears to bring up several people collecting Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income and having the writer ask them their conditions. This fails to take into account a… Read more »
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The Timeline Part II – Request for Reconsideration and the Appeals Council
This is Part II in our four part series discussing issues not fully addressed in NPR’s article discussing Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income recipients: http://apps.npr.org/unfit-for-work/. By now, most claimants have been denied from their Request for Reconsideration and have waited anywhere between 6-15 months. Upon denial of the Request for Reconsideration, they have 60… Read more »
How well do you Know Social Security?
Social Security is a huge administration that provides retirement and disability benefits to millions of Americans every month. Sometimes the programs Social Security offer can be confusing and many people don’t know anything about Social Security besides they pay taxes to the administration and they will get some sort of retirement when they get older…. Read more »
Even Healthy Workers should be Aware that a Disability can Happen to Them
How many times do you turn on the TV news and see a report of a senseless shooting or murder where nearby residents of the neighborhood always seem to say “I didn’t think that could happen in a place like this?” A lot of people have a similar opinion about their chances of becoming disabled…. Read more »
Why Daily Activities are Important in a Disability Case
After a Social Security disability claim is filed the question of an applicant’s daily activities will come up numerous times before the case is ultimately decided. During the early stages of a case an applicant will receive a questionnaire known as a Function Report. This report will ask several questions about an applicant’s daily activities…. Read more »
Convictions and Prisoners
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments generally are not payable for months that an individual is confined to a jail, prison or certain other public institutions for commission of a crime. A person is not automatically eligible for Social Security or SSI payments when being released from prison or jail. If you are receiving… Read more »
Arrests and Parole
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments generally are not payable for months that an individual is confined to a jail, prison or certain other public institutions for commission of a crime. A person is not automatically eligible for Social Security or SSI payments when being released from prison or jail. If you are receiving… Read more »
Work History Important in Disability Claims
Many Social Security disability applicants fail to realize that a Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) claim is not just about whether an applicant is disabled. Of course medical information confirming the applicant meets the medical definition of disability is crucial in a Social Security disability case, but so is a strong work history. Social Security… Read more »
I’ve been awarded SSI benefits, how will I receive my back pay?
If you have been approved for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, you may be owed some back pay from the Social Security Administration (SSA). For a claimant who has been approved for SSI benefits, they will be eligible for payment from the date of their application or the date they are found disabled, whichever is… Read more »
Expediting Social Security Disability Claims
For most people who go through the Social Security disability process a final outcome for either a favorable or unfavorable decision can take the better part of two years. In some instances, cases where the normal wait time nationwide can be 22 months or longer, under the right circumstances cases can be expedited. Below is… Read more »
