Most people probably take their Social Security card for granted. Obviously a Social Security card is an important document that is required for employment purposes and everyone knows Social Security numbers are used for identification purposes, but have you ever wondered why the Social Security looks the way it does? Today, more than 80 years… Read more »
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Trust Funds Gain A Year
The Social Security Board of Trustees recently released its annual report on the financial status of the agency’s trust funds and the news was better than expected. A previous report had the trust funds becoming depleted in 2034, but the latest report has extended the trust funds another year to 2035. The important points of… Read more »
Social Security Used To Be Sub-Cabinet Level Agency
Today, Social Security is an independent agency, which is exactly how it began back in 1935 when it was established, but over the years Social Security has gone from an independent agency to a sub-cabinet level agency and back to an independent agency. Below is some history from Social Security about how the agency had… Read more »
Code Of Conduct For Representatives
Many people decide to hire a representative to assist them with a Social Security disability claim. Claimants should know that when they hire a representative, either an attorney, or non-attorney representative, that representative is held to a certain standard of representation, which is identified in Social Security’s Standards of Conduct for Representatives. All attorney… Read more »
Fraud Cases Highlight Need To Report All Income
Recent stories reported by a Staten Island, New York newspaper SILIVE, show how serious a matter of Social Security disability fraud is. Three former New York City police officers were charged with fraud and could be facing lengthy prison sentences, if convicted, for collecting Social Security disability payments while they were working and earning substantial… Read more »
Protecting Your Medical Records
Medical evidence is crucial for a Social Security disability case. If a claimant applies for disability and claims a set of conditions or impairments are preventing them from working, Social Security is going to need some proof. That proof comes in the form of medical records and medical opinions from the claimant’s doctors and medical… Read more »
The Existence Of An Impairment
An impairment is some condition or diagnosis that limits a person’s ability to function. This impairment can be of the physical nature, but it can also be intellectual or mental health related. When applying for Social Security disability Social Security wants to know what impairments are keeping a claimant from being gainfully employed and why… Read more »
Social Security And The Transferring Of Wealth
Social Security has always been a program where the current workers of today provide benefits to today’s retirees, just as those retirees provided benefits to the generation that came before them. Some workers may think they are paying into Social Security for their own benefit, which is partially correct, but by the time that worker… Read more »
Why Age 22 Is Important When It Comes To Disability
When it comes to the Social Security disability process age matters, as many different ages have impacts on how Social Security considers disability and how it applies to its rules. One of these ages is 22. Below is information about how adults who have been found disabled prior to reaching the age of 22 can… Read more »
What Happens When The ALJ Is Unable To Issue A Decision
Previous blog posts have discussed the lengthy wait times disability claimants face for a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), but many times the wait times for a decision to be issued after the hearing can also be lengthy, and sometimes this occurs because of a judge’s availability. For multiple reasons an ALJ could… Read more »
