Helping People With Disabilities Nationwide
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...
Moving can be exciting but simultaneously stressful. Your spouse may have landed a new job offer in another part of the country, and your family now has the opportunity to move out of state. While you may be looking forward to the adventure of exploring a new place,...
Workers’ compensation could reduce your SSDI payment. This is true for both types of workers’ compensation settlements: lump-sum and periodic payments. The general rule is that the combination of your SSDI and workers’ compensation payments cannot be more than 80...
The answer depends on what type of disability you receive – SSI or SSDI. The amount you can have in assets (like a savings or checking account) is limited with SSI. To get SSI, your countable resources must not be worth more than $2,000 for an individual or $3,000 for...
If a medical condition diminishes your ability to make a living, you might feel somewhat overwhelmed by the changes in your life and wish to seek insight on your options. While you might be eligible for aid via Social Security Disability Insurance, filing a claim for...
Throughout the last two years the Social Security Administration has had to make major shifts in the way hearings are run in order to keep serving the public. First all hearings were cancelled, however they quickly shifted to telephone hearings. A short while later,...
Social Security has all your doctors’ records AND one of them even wrote a letter saying you are disabled….you’re all set! Right??? Maybe, but maybe not. Sometimes doctors’ records are helpful, sometimes they don’t have much information, and sometimes they hurt your...
Literally. Pound! Zing! Lightning flash! Turn off the lights, quiet the noise, lay down and hope it goes away. If you suffer from chronic headaches or migraines, you CAN apply for disability benefits. But just like those headaches, the process can be painful,...
Following the conclusion of Social Security Disability hearing, majority of judges will take the case “under advisement.” What this means is the judge wants the opportunity to review your medical records as well as your testimony given at your hearing before they make...
In Social Security Disability the term “young individual” does not necessarily mean what many assume it to mean – young adults. Instead, the term young individual is used to include all individuals who are under the age of 50. This age category is important to note...
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