Money is something that most people cannot do without. Everything individuals need to meet their needs typically costs something. As a result, when people suffer from a disabling condition and cannot work, it is likely that they will have a continual worry about their...
Month: March 2021
Social Security Disability Benefits: Overpayments
Social Security Administration may determine an overpayment has occurred when a disability beneficiary receives more cash benefits than should have been paid. Overpayments routinely arise when medical improvement has occurred or when a beneficiary returns to work. For...
Social Security disability process not always easy to navigate
Though many people often think of older individuals as becoming disabled and needing benefits from the government, disability could affect anyone of any age. Whether having a condition since birth or developing a disability due to injury or illness applies, a person...
Telephone Hearings and Online Video Hearings
If your claim is denied upon initial application and reconsideration, you have the right to be heard by an administrative law judge (ALJ). Statistically, more claims are approved at the hearing level than at initial application or reconsideration. At present, the...
Can you work without losing Social Security disability benefits?
Having a disabling condition can be difficult for anyone. While Social Security disability benefits can certainly help qualifying individuals from a financial perspective, many people across the country want to get back into the workforce to regain a sense of...
Supreme Court to Rule on SSI Eligibility for Puerto Rico Residents
The Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether to eliminate one of more the unique and obscure exceptions in disability law later this year. Americans seeking disability benefits apply through two programs (and sometimes both, if eligible). The first program,...
Will the 3rd Round of Stimulus Checks Affect SSI and SSDI Recipients?
An unprecedent third wave of economic impact payments passed the Senate and the House in early March, and President Biden signed the third round into law on March 11. Most people should start receiving $1,400 payments by the end of the month. As with the previous two...
Will COVID-19 ‘long haulers’ get Social Security Disability?
COVID-19 can cause long-term symptoms, and those symptoms can be debilitating in many cases. Jodee P., 55, of Massachusetts, for example, got COVID last May and still suffers from chronic fatigue, body pain, heart palpitations, memory problems and depression. The...
Could you get Social Security Disability for psoriatic arthritis?
Some debilitating conditions do not show symptoms all the time. Some people may feel immense pain for days or weeks because of a chronic condition and then have several days or weeks without a flare-up. Unfortunately, many people with conditions like psoriatic...
Breaking Down Vocational Expert Testimony: Exertional Levels
Vocational experts are present at every Social Security Disability hearing. Their job is to not only classify your past relevant work, but to also testify as to what jobs are available in the national economy. Often their testimony at the hearing may be difficult to...
Breaking Down Vocational Expert Testimony: SVP
Vocational experts are present at every Social Security Disability hearing. Their job is to not only classify your past relevant work, but to also testify as to what jobs are available in the national economy. What is SVP? Often their testimony at the hearing may be...
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