Waiting is part of the game of the Social Security disability process. Claimants and representatives have to wait for initial application decisions, sometimes up to six months, and they have to wait for Request for Reconsideration decisions, sometimes up to another six months. The longest wait period is once a hearing before an Administrative Law… Read more »
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When Disability Payments Start
After the Social Security determination process is over and a claimant has been found disabled Social Security begins the process of issuing the official decision, sending out the award letter, which explain past-due benefits and monthly payments, and finally issuing payments. Sometimes people are surprised by the amount they receive in past-due benefits or monthly… Read more »
When You Are Approved For Benefits
When You Are Approved For Benefits Getting the news that you have been approved for Social Security disability benefits may seem like the end to a long, exhausting process, but approval does not mean the final end to a claim. Although it is great to learn you have been approved the process is not over…. Read more »
Man Uses Multiple Social Security Numbers To Collect Over $200,000 In Fraudulent Benefits
We have seen many different ways people have tried to obtain Social Security benefits fraudulently, but this one may be one of the more creative ways. According to this story from NJ.com, a New Jersey man pled guilty to using three different Social Security numbers to defraud the government out of more than $220,000 in… Read more »
Why Social Security Was Needed When It Was
Social Security was established in the 1930s and many people know that Social Security was a response to the Great Depression when there were few safety nets available to provide benefits to the elderly and disabled, but what was the atmosphere that led to the Great Depression, which then led to Social Security? Below Social… Read more »
Rep Payee Accused Of Stealing More Than $100,000 In Social Security Benefits
An Alabama woman who worked for Easterseals is accused of stealing more than $100,000 in Social Security benefits from beneficiaries she was supposed to be managing funds for. Tamara Jean Conwell, who worked as a representative payee for Easterseals, allegedly took $105,000 in Social Security benefits meant for beneficiaries and spent the money on her… Read more »
Disability Statistics
Social Security recently published the National Beneficiary Survey: Disability Statistics, 2015. This publication provides details about who is receiving disability benefits, based on gender, race and education. The survey puts a face on the people who receive Social Security disability benefits, so we can have a better understanding of their background. Gender and Race The… Read more »
Who DDS Is And What They Do
Disability denials issued at the initial application level and the first appeal level are sent out by Social Security, but many people do not understand that Social Security does not make the decision of whether or not someone is disabled, that is decided by a state agency known as Disability Determination Services (DDS). Understanding who… Read more »
Blood Disorders
Just as there are a variety of different types of immune system disorders, there are also a variety of blood disorders that can impact a person’s ability to work. Below is the criteria Social Security uses to analyze the severity of different types of blood disorders to determine if a condition is severe enough to… Read more »
Report Shows Widows And Widowers Were Underpaid By Social Security
A report released in February of 2018, by the Office of the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration, showed that the agency underpaid widows and widowers by more than $131 million because these beneficiaries were not informed that they would receive a higher benefit amount, if they delayed receiving retirement benefits until age 70…. Read more »
