Helping People With Disabilities Nationwide
There are a variety of medical providers who treat medical conditions. However, the Social Security Administration maintains a specific list of medical professionals they consider Acceptable Medical Sources. They include: licensed physicians (both Medical and...
On August 9, 2007, Social Security Administration issued a rule authorizing some attorney advisors to review case files and issue fully favorable decisions "on the record" (OTR), where the evidence in its entirety warrants disability. The practice was originally...
The answers is, it depends. It depends on your marital status and household income. If you are a single person receiving disability benefits exclusively, you don't necessarily have to file taxes. It is unlikely you have reached the threshold, which is $25,000....
The unfortunate truth of the Social Security disability system is that which judge hears your case can have the biggest impact on whether your application for benefits is approved. The site disabilityjudges.com keeps track of the award rates of every administrative...
Disabilities impact lives in many ways. For some, they're unable to see or hear the way they used to. Others may not be able to walk or stand for long periods of time. No matter what the disability is, there's no question that it has an impact. It's important for...
If you're on Social Security Disability or are interested in obtaining benefits in the future, changes to the Social Security Administration's (SSA) budget could affect you. The SSA's proposed 2019 budget is going to be smaller than in the past. It would result in...
If a claimant is 50 there is a good chance the during your hearing the judge and vocational expert will talk about transferrable skills. Skills are knowledge about a job that is gained by performing the job. A skill requires the exercise of judgment that goes beyond...
Understandably, the biggest criticism claimants have of the Social Security Administration is the lengthy waits for a decision. It's not unusual for claimants in some states to wait more than two years to get a hearing before an administrative law judge and then...
Many claimants with a pending disability application understand that it gets easier to be approved for benefits after age 50.While the exact specifications of these "grid rules" can get rather technical, they basically work like this: let's say a 50-year-old woman...
The Earned Income Tax Credit is a refundable tax credit for low to moderate income working people. This Tax Credit incentivizes work while providing additional support to low income workers, particularly workers with children. People working part-time often receive...
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