This time they mean business. The Republican majority in the House of Representatives, who are being encouraged by President Donald Trump, are back at it with their effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. The first attempt, which occurred a little more than a month ago failed in the… Read more »
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Government Pensions Can Reduce Social Security Benefits
Occasionally we will have former government employees and potential clients who inquire with our office about their eligibility for Social Security disability benefits. Most of these people are not aware of how government pensions can impact Social Security benefits and some people are crestfallen when they learn they are not eligible for Social Security Disability… Read more »
Options For Fixing Social Security
The senior editor for retirement at the U.S. News & World Report posted an informative article about six different ways to fix the Social Security system that eventually will run out of money if there are not changes made to the system. After looking at the different possibilities we can come to the conclusion that… Read more »
New Immune System Disorder Listings
In our continuing effort to provide information related to Social Security’s new listings on mental impairments we are going to look at changes made to the Immune System Disorder listings. And, as just a reminder, Social Security’s set of listings are used in evaluating disability claims judging a condition’s severity and how it limits a… Read more »
New Neurodevelopmental Disorder Listing
In our continuing effort to provide information related to Social Security’s new listings on mental impairments we are going to look at changes made to the Neurodevelopmental Disorder listing. And, as just a reminder, Social Security’s set of listings are used in evaluating disability claims judging a condition’s severity and how it limits a person’s… Read more »
New Intellectual Disorder Listing
In our continuing effort to provide information related to Social Security’s new listings on mental impairments we are going to look at changes made to the Intellectual Disorder Listing. And, as just a reminder, Social Security’s set of listings are used in evaluating disability claims judging a condition’s severity and how it limits a person’s… Read more »
The Rich Live Longer And Get More Social Security Benefits
The National Bureau of Economic Research released a study on increases to life expectancy and Social Security benefits. This study found that although life expectancy for all would slightly increase in the future, it would remain relatively stagnant for people who are in the lowest 40 percent of lifetime earnings. If poorer people will not… Read more »
Playing Into The Myths About Social Security Disability
The Washington Post published an article last month about the growing number of people who are collecting Social Security disability in rural America. The story questioned whether many of these people were disabled or rather just unable to find work so they decided to apply for disability and were usually approved. This is not a… Read more »
The Experts That Appear At Social Security Disability Hearings
In this day and age it seems we need expert advice on a variety of topics where people are becoming more specialized in their given career fields. When it comes to legal cases, whether they involve criminal law, civil law or administrative law, experts are used to provide valuable information in hearings. The Social Security… Read more »
Student Loan Discharge Available For Some Social Security Disability Recipients
Believe it or not the majority of people don’t have any interest in applying for Social Security disability, they would rather work and earn much more money than they would ever receive in Social Security disability payments, but unfortunately applying becomes a necessity of survival for some people. Most people who end up applying for… Read more »
