When applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) your date last insured is a crucial aspect of whether you meet the technical aspects of this disability program. Social Security has set specific guidelines for who can qualify for disability programs and these guidelines must be met even before the question of disability is decided. The… Read more »
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The Availability of Medical Consultants to Advise on Disability Cases
Social Security has a variety of consultants, both medical and vocational, who are routinely called upon as experts in Social Security disability cases. It would seem to follow that since these individuals are seen as experts by Social Security, they would prove valuable informational sources for claimants as well. Right? Wrong. On July 9, 2010… Read more »
Can the Government Stop my Benefits?
Once you are found disabled, typically, your benefits will continue until some condition occurs which causes them to stop. A number of conditions can make this occur, including: returning to work, an improvement in your disabling condition, reaching retirement age, confinement in prison or jail, and/or an increase in assets. If you return to work… Read more »
Weight of Different Types of Evidence
There are many types of evidence which can be considered by Social Security when determining whether a claimant is disabled. This includes statements made by the claimant, third party observations (friends and relatives who routinely observe a claimants functioning), statements by your employers, statements and records made by treating doctors, and opinions of consultative examiners…. Read more »
Classifying the Physical Demands of Occupations: Part I – Strength
This is the first installment in the blog series titled “Classifying the Physical Demands of Occupations.” When evaluating a claim for Social Security disability benefits and/or Supplemental Security Income the Social Security Administration (SSA) must classify the physical demands of your past relevant work and potentially the physical demands of other jobs that exist in… Read more »
Doctor accuses patients of gaming disability system. Disability attorney disagrees
In a recent article titled “Patients are gaming thedisability system — at high cost to themselves and society” Dr. Marnin E. Fischbach explains how he believes many of his health patients are abusing the SSA Disability program. His article states that many of his patients have gotten approved for benefits and since have had their… Read more »
I’ve been found disabled by SSA, do I receive medical insurance?
If SSA finds that you are disabled you will qualify for medical insurance, but when you’re eligible and what type of insurance you receive varies by disability benefit program. You may be eligible for either Medicare or Medicaid. Medicare is a federally run insurance health insurance program. It will help cover your hospital and medical… Read more »
What is date last insured?
When applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) your date last insured is a crucial aspect of whether you meet the technical aspects of this disability program. Social Security has set specific guidelines for who can qualify for disability programs and these guidelines must be met even before the question of disability is decided. The… Read more »
Chronic Traumatic Encephelopathy: When your job asks the worst of your body, can Social Security still be there?
Both the Huffington Post and the Deseret News have recently discussed the greater occurrence of Chronic Traumatic Encephelopathy (CTE) amongst military veterans due to bomb blasting and football players due to the tackles received on the field. Both cases generally appear as Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), but later degenerates more fully into CTE. Let’s be… Read more »
The Greeman Toomey Blog
The Greeman Toomey Blog is updated nearly every day with insights, updates and explanations of the issues surrounding the practice of Social Security Disability law. The group of content writers for the GT Blog is comprised of 10 SSDI attorneys and a couple experienced paralegals who deal directly with their subject matter daily. If you… Read more »
