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The Social Security Administration (SSA) has established different claim processing procedures for claimant’s who are acutely ill. The average claimant is required to wait several months for a decision, while a claimant whom the SSA believes would likely be found disabled may be able to request that the SSA expedite the processing of their claim… Read more »

The Social Security Administration over the past couple years has given notice to more and more claimants that their hearing is being held via video teleconference. A claimant would go to the office where the hearing is being held and instead of the judge being in person, he/she would be on a video screen. The… Read more »

Q: I was recently diagnosed with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS). Is this a real disease?! What does it mean? A: FBSS is a chronic pain condition that may be diagnosed after multiple surgical intervention fail to correct (or worse yet, exacerbate) pain caused by spinal and cervical abnormalities. Typically, patients receive this diagnosis from… Read more »

This is Part II of a multipart series that will examine the law behind Individualized Education Programs (“IEPs”), how parents can find out whether their child is eligible for an IEP, how IEPs are created, and how parents can effectively use an IEP once it is established. Parents are often the first to notice that… Read more »

Many politicians and pundits over have made accusations that an increase in the number of people receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits is a sign that Americans are relying too much on government, but these claims do not match-up with what is really going on with Social Security’s disability programs. It is true that… Read more »

Most people who file for Social Security disability never dreamed they would be asking the government for assistance because they could not longer work, but eventually they realize they have no other choice. As Americans we are told at an early age the importance of a hard day’s work, but what happens when you are… Read more »

After you have your hearing, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) will issue their decision.  Claimants typically wait one to three months for the decision to be issued.  The ALJ has three possible choices. The options are a fully favorable decision, partially favorable decision or unfavorable decision. A fully favorable decision means the ALJ finds you… Read more »

Military service members can receive expedited processing of disability claims from Social Security. Social Security benefits are different than those from the Department of Veterans Affairs require and separate application process. The expedited process for Social Security applicant is for military service members who become disabled while on active military service on or after October… Read more »