SSD – Return To Work

Something that surprises many people is that you actually are allowed to work while waiting for disability benefits. However, the amounts vary from year to year and can have all sorts of different impacts on a disability claim. Social Security Announces 2025 SGA...

One thing in Social Security disability law that can often be just as important as medical conditions, is your work history and whether you are working while seeking benefits. A common misconception among clients is that jobs only “count” if they receive an actual pay...

In April 2024, Social Security finalized the proposal which officially changed the past relevant work period which will be considered. This changed the past relevant work period from work performed in the past fifteen years to work performed in the past five years....

After years of criticism, Social Security has announced plans to change how it collects funds from disability claimants who have been overpaid benefits. Overpayments can occur for many reasons. Sometimes, Social Security does not properly calculate how payments should...

“Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho! It’s Off to Work I Go!” Snow White’s Seven Dwarves aren’t the only ones ready for a day at the work site! So are you! You may wonder if you are allowed to work after being found disabled by Social Security. There are limitations and rules to this,...

A question many clients have been asking me lately after their hearings is whether they should return to work. There are several reasons for this. One, is that the disability hearing itself really isn’t the end of the road. In most cases, it still takes 30-60 days for...

So from the five step process we know we need to prove you cannot do other work, not just the work you have done before.  There are a few rules we can use to help us rule out other work though, one of them being POMS § 416.962 Medical-vocational profiles showing an...

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...

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...

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...

Proving a disability claim before Social Security Administration essentially involves showing an inability to perform past work or any other substantial work that exists in the national economy due to a diagnosable medical impairment(s). Social Security Administration...