Some people are under the impression that because they are two different programs, a person is able to collect both Social Security disability payments as well as Social Security retirement payments, but that is not the case. If you think about it, it makes sense that you would not be able to receive payments from… Read more »
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Social Security Issues New Rule On Medical Equivalence
The Social Security Administration recently published a new rule, 17-2p, which relates to medical equivalence. The rule, which can be found here in the Federal Registry, states: At the hearings level or at the AC [Appeals Council] level when the AC issues its own decision, the adjudicator is responsible for the finding of medical equivalence… Read more »
New Rules Create Another Roadblock For Disability Applicants
Qualifying for Social Security disability benefits was already difficult, but after implementation of new rules about how the agency was going to consider medical evidence, the hill just got a little steeper. Proving someone was medical disabled under Social Security’s rules was more difficult than nearly every other country in the world that also has… Read more »
Obamacare Likely To Remain In Place For Foreseeable Future
Fresh of a defeat of the new healthcare bill President Donald Trump and U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, (R-WI) have said they will not give up trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, and replace it with new legislation. The first attempt went down in flames because the Republican Party was… Read more »
A Look At Trump’s Proposed Social Security Budget
President Donald Trump recently released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2018, which is set to begin Oct. 1, 2017. Just a small part of the budget proposal deals with Social Security, but it appears that Trump is keeping his promise not to cut Social Security budgets. Obviously this is not the complete or agreed… Read more »
New Rules Create Another Roadblock For Disability Applicants
Qualifying for Social Security disability benefits was already difficult, but after implementation of new rules about how the agency was going to consider medical evidence, the hill just got a little steeper. Proving someone was medical disabled under Social Security’s rules was more difficult than nearly every other country in the world that also has… Read more »
Social Security Receives Hiring Freeze Exemptions
A previous blog reported that about 50 federal lawmakers wrote a letter to President Donald Trump asking for the Social Security Administration to be exempt from the current hiring freeze instituted on federal employees. The good news is the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which is in charge of administering Trump’s hiring freeze, granted three… Read more »
President’s OMB Director: ‘Social Security Disability Is Wasteful’
Office of Budget and Management Director Mick Mulvaney is clearly not a fan of the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program. In a recent story published by CBS NEWS, Mulvaney went on record calling SSDI “a very wasteful program,” and claimed that Americans don’t think of SSDI as being a part of Social Security. “Do… Read more »
Hiring Freeze Update
Shortly after taking the oath of office President Donald Trump signed and executive order instituting a hiring freeze on federal employees, which included a hiring freeze for Social Security employees. This is an important move because Social Security is facing its largest hearing backlog in the nation’s history where more than a million people are… Read more »
Preparation by your Representative Prior to Hearing
Your Social Security hearing date is rapidly approaching and you are experiencing trepidation about what might happen on one of the most important days of your life. You would like to know how your attorney or representative is preparing. During a Social Security disability case, no matter whether it is a Social Security Disability Insurance… Read more »
