Late last month Social Security released Vision 2025, which is basically the agency’s blueprint on how it will achieve three priorities over the next 10 years. These priorities include providing a “superior customer experience,” maintaining “exceptional employees,” and establishing “an innovative organization over the next decade and beyond.” “We must be prepared to adapt as… Read more »
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Is Social Security Trying To Phase Out Human Contact?
In recent years Social Security has expanded its online services for people who wish to apply for Social Security retirement or Social Security disability benefits, which many people believe is a good thing that shows progress, but many Social Security employees may disagree. The American Federation of Government Employees has resisted efforts by the agency… Read more »
Social Security Disability and Dependent Children
Many people who learn they will be receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits are relieved to finally receive some good news, but then the disabled worker quickly realizes that disability payments may not be enough to cover their family’s needs. This is where dependent children’s benefits can makeup the difference. Dependent children of SSDI… Read more »
Why Has A CE Been Scheduled In My Disability Case?
Many people who have applied for Social Security disability and are waiting on a decision receive a notice in the mail that they have been scheduled for a Consultative Exam (CE). Many questions arise when they receive this notice, mainly what is a CE and why has it been scheduled? A CE exam is an… Read more »
Simple Solutions To The Social Security Funding Gap
It is certainly no secret that the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) trust fund is in trouble. Projections estimate the trust fund is so depleted that benefit cuts by about 20 percent would need to be made by as early as next year to save the program. There has been and will continue to be… Read more »
Social Security Disability And Your Primary Insurance Amount
A common question clients at our law office ask is “how much will I receive in disability benefits?” There is no quick answer and as with most questions related to Social Security disability, the answer begins with, “it depends.” There is not set amount someone receives in Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) payments as the… Read more »
Appealing Your Social Security Disability Onset Date
There is no denying that the most difficult objective of the Social Security disability process is to get the Social Security Administration to agree that an applicant is disabled, but even if that happens there is still a possibility that a claimant will disagree with Social Security’s decision. This sounds ludicrous, but it is true…. Read more »
How Substance Abuse can Impact your Disability Claim
Attempting to prove a mental health disability to the Social Security Administration when an applicant has a substance abuse problem can be an uphill climb, especially if the applicant continues to abuse either drugs or alcohol while a claim is pending. This is accentuated when you consider the follow statement found in Social Security’s rules… Read more »
Be An Active Participant In Your Disability Claim
Even if you have researched the topic of Social Security disability and understand that most claims take the better part of two years before an ultimate decision is made, it doesn’t mean you can file a claim and wait to hear from Social Security about it. This would be a natural thing to do because… Read more »
What to Do if Your Social Security 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 »
