When you are young and in the prime of your life one of the last things you are probably thinking about is old age and retirement, but it’s really never too early to think about securing your future. Today’s Millennial Generation is finding it difficult to get a career started, so topics like retirement and… Read more »
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The Listing Of Impairments
Unless you are familiar with the Social Security disability process you probably don’t know what the Listing of Impairments are, but few things are more important in a successful disability claim than the Listing of Impairments. These listings describe each major body system and impairments that are considered severe enough prevent an individual from gainful… Read more »
The Disability Date
Nothing may be more important to a Social Security disability case than the Alleged Onset Date (AOD). This is the date a claimant contends that impairments they suffer from have become disabling enough that they are unable to maintain gainful employment. Now, gainful employment may mean different things to different people, but for the purposes… Read more »
Internal Revenue Veteran Named CIO Of SSA
The Social Security Administration recently named Rajive Mathur the new Chief Information Office (CIO). Mathur, whose official title will be deputy commissioner for systems and CIO, is the former director of online services for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), where he helped promote certain tax products for the public. Mathur replaces Rob Klopp who helped… Read more »
Eric Conn Has Hurt Social Security Disability More Than Anyone
An attorney who called himself “Mr. Social Security” is on the run from authorities after pleading guilty to defrauding Social Security of $550 million while representing Social Security disability claimants. As a Social Security disability attorney’s office, this strikes right at the heart of how Greeman Toomey conducts honest representation of disabled workers who truly… Read more »
Hearing No-Show Rate 9 Percent in 2016
The Office of the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration recently responded to inquires from Rep. Sam Johnson, (R-Texas) about why there are so many no-shows and postponements for Social Security disability hearings. The OIG reported that in fiscal year 2016, there was a no-show rate of 9 percent. This means that 9 percent… Read more »
More Proof That Fraud Is Not The Problem Republicans Claim
Multiple times we have reported on this blog about Republican claims that fraud is rampant within the Social Security disability program, but we have debunked those claims with actually facts. Unfortunately, that has not stopped the Republicans from making these claims as they choose to focus on individual instances of fraud being reported without looking… Read more »
Beware Of Social Security Disability Scammers
A client of Greeman Toomey Law Office recently contacted us to inform that he was called by someone who indicated they could help him with a Social Security disability case and get him money, which rightfully set off some alarm bells for him. This client was suspicious because he was already a client of ours,… Read more »
Trump’s Choice For SSA Commissioner Rejects Offer
The Los Angeles Times recently reported that President Donald Trump approached William Hoagland, who spent decades as a Republican Senate budget aide, to be the new permanent Social Security commissioner, but Hoagland declined the offer. “I will not work for this Administration,” Hoagland was quoted in the story. It appears that Hoagland not only turned… Read more »
Filing A Disability Claim After Someone Dies
At our law office sometimes the unfortunate happens, one of our clients actually passes away while they are in the middle of a Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) claim. There are many reasons that contribute to this, namely the severity of the claimant’s conditions, but also because claimants have to wait for the better part… Read more »
