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For a variety of circumstances applicants may be able to receive expedited processing of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and bypass the potential wait time of up to two years that most disability applicants face if they continue to appeal medical denials on claims. Unfortunately, most people who venture into the Social Security disability… Read more »

Last month the Social Security Administration issued a press release informing of a fraudulent e-mail “phishing” scam targeted at anyone who may be receiving Social Security benefits. A “phishing” scam is an attempt for scammers to acquire sensitive information, like usernames, passwords, credit card information or Social Security numbers by using a trustworthy entity such… Read more »

Prior to the end of 2015 we posted many blogs and witnessed many stories on the crisis of Social Security’s disability Trust Fund running out of money. Prior to the budget bill passing late last year the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Trust Fund was set to be depleted so much by the end of… Read more »

We represent claimants on Social Security disability claims. Although a majority of these clients have healthcare and are able to adequately treat for the conditions that prevent them from working, there are still too many people out there who do not have health insurance and are not treating for their conditions. This is a real… Read more »

Teflon presidential candidate Donald Trump remains on top of most polls in his quest to receive the republican nomination. To date, Trump has contradicted himself and changed his stance over the years on issues, which is not a crime for political candidates, but he has also made what many consider to be derogatory comments on… Read more »

The widow and widower of two people who committed suicide in June of 2015 have filed a federal lawsuit against the Social Security Administration claiming that Social Security’s decision to take away disability benefits from the two people who took their own lives is partly responsible for the suicides. The decision to take away benefits… Read more »

Social Security disability or retirement benefits are not going to make anyone rich. Consider the fact that receiving these benefits only replaces a portion of a salary when the recipient was working, it results in those who receive benefits having to do more with less. We have talked many times that the people who receive… Read more »

We have talked at nauseam about wait times for Social Security disability hearings before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), which nationwide is averaging 15 months or longer, but a little-used procedure Social Security uses for some cases that are awaiting a hearing is slated to go through some changes. For several years Social Security has… Read more »

Frustration over hearing wait times for Social Security disability hearings is nothing new, but now there is a group that is actually taking action against the Social Security Administration in the form of a federal lawsuit. Attorneys with Miami’s Health Rights Clinic, last year, filed a federal lawsuit against Social Security on behalf of 12… Read more »