According to the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) statement on Social Security’s management and performance challenges at the end of fiscal year 2016, there are now more than 1.1 million people who are waiting for hearings on disability claims, a number that has never been reached before. A closer look at the report indicates things… Read more »
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Despite The Rhetoric People Love Social Security
For all the complaining people do about the Social Security Administration, it may be difficult to believe that most Americans like Social Security and don’t want Social Security to go anywhere. Many people are counting on the government agency for retirement stability and as a safety net if they become injured and are unable to… Read more »
How Medications Can Impact A Disability Claim
Anyone who decides to file a disability claim and subsequent appeals is asked by Social Security to complete a disability report. On this disability report a claimant lists all the conditions and impairments that keep them from maintaining full-time employment, the current medical treating sources a claimant visits and a list of medications the claimant… Read more »
Misinformation Can Impact Your Benefits Negatively
Misinformation is a dangerous thing, but there are different types of misinformation based on who is doing the misinforming. There is the misinformation someone might receive from a relative or friend about a variety of things. Everyone knows someone who has received faulty information about something which is a result of the informer not knowing… Read more »
How Medications Can Impact A Disability Claim
Anyone who decides to file a disability claim and subsequent appeals is asked by Social Security to complete a disability report. On this disability report a claimant lists all the conditions and impairments that keep them from maintaining full-time employment, the current medical treating sources a claimant visits and a list of medications the claimant… Read more »
The Latest With Social Security
We realize it may be a stretch for ordinary people to want to keep up with the comings and goings of the Social Security Administration, but sometimes circumstances permit where someone does want to follow the latest news regarding the agency due to a possible retirement or disability interest. This blog is an ongoing piecemeal… Read more »
New Clarification Of An Unsuccessful Work Attempt
For all the difficulties involved with the Social Security disability process, whether it be extremely long wait times, a lack of service or the frustration with decisions made by the agency, it is important to remember that Social Security is a widely popular program that provides life-sustaining benefits to millions of Americans. It is also… Read more »
Are There Any Plans That Work That Will Tackle The Backlog?
The Social Security disability backlog of people who are waiting for hearings is at an unprecedented level. There are now more than 1.1 million people who are waiting for hearings and nearly every hearing’s office across the country has wait times of more than a year’s wait for a hearing to be held. The Office… Read more »
Social Security Disability and Retirement Benefits
On occasion we will get a call from a person who is already receiving Social Security retirement benefits who wishes to file for Social Security disability benefits. These inquires have come from people who are well past the current retirement age of 66. Unfortunately what some people do not know is that you cannot collect… Read more »
How Does Applying For Social Security Disability Impact Other Situations
When you decide it is time to file for Social Security disability benefits because you are unable to work it is important to know that the process can have impacts on other parts of your life, both good and bad. On the negative side of things, the amount of income you and other members of… Read more »
