Residual Functional Capacity (RFC) forms can be among the most supportive documents a treating physician can complete. This form shows the treating physician’s opinion of an individual highlighting the various limitations due to medical conditions. Many people often assume that if a physician is supportive that in itself means that you are disabled. However, this… Read more »
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New Process to Improve Efficiency for Wounded Veteran Applying for Social Security Disability
Military service members can receive expedited processing of disability claims from Social Security. Social Security benefits are different than those from the Department of Veterans Affairs require and separate application process. The expedited process for Social Security applicant is for military service members who become disabled while on active military service on or after October… Read more »
SSA Makes Effort to Protect Young People
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has a section on their website dedicated to young people. The SSA has developed various programs to help protect young people even before they have started working. According to the website, approximately 3.2 million children under the age of 18 were receiving monthly benefits from the SSA in 2013 because… Read more »
The 5 Stages of the Social Security Disability Process
In a perfect world, applying for Social Security disability would be quick and painless, but we don’t live in a perfect world. Instead, applying for Social Security disability can be confusing, time consuming and most definitely frustrating. To help you understand the process from beginning to end, below is an outline of the five different… Read more »
Unfamiliar Disability Questionnaires and What to Do With Them
One of the most overwhelming aspects of the Social Security Disability process, we hear from clients, is the request by Social Security to complete various questionnaires related to their activities, work history and how their disabilities limit their ability to work. Although these forms are time consuming, they are an important part of the disability… Read more »
Social Security Disability and Worker’s Compensation Benefits
Because worker’s compensation benefits and Social Security disability benefits involve injuries or conditions that lead to the inability to maintain gainful employment, sometimes a disabled worker collects benefits from both programs. In fact, in 2003, Social Security estimated that of the 7.6 million beneficiaries collecting Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, about 17 percent had… Read more »
Payment Waiting Period for SSDI Benefits
The Social Security disability process is littered with emotional highs and lows. One example is the five-month waiting period disabled workers are faced with when they are approved for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). Many times Social Security disability applicants express a sigh of relief when they find out they are approved for SSDI, but… Read more »
When a Vocational Expert is Scheduled to be at My Hearing
A huge sigh of relief usually follows the notification that a claimant’s Social Security disability hearing is scheduled. Finally, it gives a claimant a chance to have their “day in court” to prove they deserve either Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Sometimes that relief is soon replaced with trepidation… Read more »
Democrats Choose Not To Endorse Expanding Social Security
If the Democratic Party is not going to endorse expanding Social Security benefits then who will? At a recent meeting of the Democratic National Committee a measure that called for a $15 minimum wage was added to the party’s platform, but two initiatives that would expand Social Security benefits were rejected and many democrats were… Read more »
Keeping Up With The Latest On 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 a piecemeal of… Read more »
