We will get our latest look at what shape the Social Security Trust Funds are in when the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee presents the 2018 annual report of the Board of Trustees June 7. Several years now, we have heard of Social Security’s Trust Funds dwindling due to upcoming deficits, which could… Read more »
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The Latest With Social Security
We realize it may be a stretch for ordinary people to want to keep up with the comings and goings of the Social Security Administration, but sometimes circumstances permit where someone does want to follow the latest news regarding the agency due to a possible retirement or disability interest. This blog is an ongoing piecemeal… Read more »
Defining Good Cause Under Social Security’s Rules
Social Security imposes deadlines on all sorts of things that need to be done for a disability case. Some of these deadlines are more consequential than others. One example is that Social Security sends a claimant a questionnaire to complete and requests it be completed and returned within 10 days or the agency may issue… Read more »
The Latest With Social Security
We realize it may be a stretch for ordinary people to want to keep up with the comings and goings of the Social Security Administration, but sometimes circumstances permit where someone does want to follow the latest news regarding the agency due to a possible retirement or disability interest. This blog is an ongoing piecemeal… Read more »
The Purpose And Basics Of SSI
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a program not only for people who are disabled, but also for older individuals who can’t maintain a certain standard of living. The maximum federal monthly amount paid in SSI benefits is $750 for 2018, but most people who only receive SSI benefits and have no other income would find… Read more »
Inform Social Security If You Return To Work
A study conducted by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for Social Security found that nearly half of sampled disability beneficiaries were earning too much employment income to be eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). This is problematic not only for Social Security and taxpayers, but also for the beneficiaries themselves. When this… Read more »
Changes To The Fracture Of Upper Extremity Listing
Social Security has proposed changing to its listings for musculoskeletal disorders. Social Security’s listings are impairments used by Social Security in making disability determinations by judging the severity of impairments. We will be presenting a series on the proposed changes, first looking at the current listing Social Security considers, followed by the proposed new listing…. Read more »
Changes To The Non-Healing Fracture Listing
Social Security has proposed changing to its listings for musculoskeletal disorders. Social Security’s listings are impairments used by Social Security in making disability determinations by judging the severity of impairments. We will be presenting a series on the proposed changes, first looking at the current listing Social Security considers, followed by the proposed new listing…. Read more »
Changes To The Soft Tissue Injury Listing
Social Security has proposed changing to its listings for musculoskeletal disorders. Social Security’s listings are impairments used by Social Security in making disability determinations by judging the severity of impairments. We will be presenting a series on the proposed changes, first looking at the current listing Social Security considers, followed by the proposed new listing…. Read more »
Changes To The Amputation Listing
Social Security has proposed changing to its listings for musculoskeletal disorders. Social Security’s listings are impairments used by Social Security in making disability determinations by judging the severity of impairments. We will be presenting a series on the proposed changes, first looking at the current listing Social Security considers, followed by the proposed new listing…. Read more »
