It is true that most people who continue to pursue a Social Security disability claim face the probability of going to a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) because they have been previously medically denied on their claim, but some claimants get approved while waiting for that hearing. Social Security always holds the ability… Read more »
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What is the difference between Medicare and Medicaid?
Medicaid is a federal and state program that provides health care coverage to low-income people, generally children, pregnant women, parents, the disabled and elderly. Many disabled people receive Medicaid through the Social Security Administration Supplemental Security Income (SSI), welfare based program. Medicaid is administered by each individual state and the federal government sets minimum eligibility… Read more »
Social Security and Special Veterans Benefits
There are more than 9 million veterans receiving Social Security benefits, which means that almost one out of every four adult Social Security beneficiaries has served in theUnited Statesmilitary. Two out of every five recipients either are veterans or reside with family members who are veterans. Fourteen percent of veterans receiving Social Security benefits have… Read more »
The Lengthy Process Of Reviewing Medical Records
There is a lot of work involved in representing a claimant in a Social Security disability case. To start with, an initial application has to be filed. This requires a representative to make sure all of a claimant’s medical providers from the previous 12 months are listed on the application and going over a claimant’s… Read more »
The Reconsideration Phase
One of the least fruitful phases of the Social Security disability process is called the Request for Reconsideration. This phase occurs when disability applicants appeal an initial medical denial from the Social Security Administration. Considering that Social Security denies approximately 75 percent of all initial applications, you can bet there are plenty of people each… Read more »
Answers to Common Social Security Questions
The Social Security disability process can be a confusing one. Below are some common questions related to the disability process and the straight-forward answers. Is there an income and asset limit to receive Social Security disability benefits? One thing to remember is there are different types of disability benefits Social Security offers. The two most… Read more »
What Happens if My Disability Benefits Stop?
Sometimes when someone is receiving Social Security disability benefits, those benefits will stop for a variety of reasons. A major reason someone stops receiving either Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments is that they went back to work and are no longer considered disabled by the Social Security Administration. If… Read more »
Social Security And Its Payment Issues
Frustration is a common word associated with the Social Security disability process. Those who have gone through the process know this all too well. There is frustration about the high denial rates, there is frustration over how long the process takes, which can be the better part of two years for most people, and there… Read more »
You May Be Surprised To Find Out Who Some Of Our Clients Are
I hate to be a cynic, despite the fact that I would like to think that we are all in this journey of life together and that we all lookout for one another, but I also have to live in reality rather than fantasyland. There is of course a sizable portion of the population who… Read more »
New Expedited Processing for Veteran Claims
The Social Security Administration, this February, announced the agency’s new initiative to expedite disability claims for veterans who have received 100 percent (Permanent and Total) disability rating from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Under this new initiative, Social Security is supposed to treat these veteran’s Social Security disability applications as high priority and issue expedited… Read more »
