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There are four levels of appeal if your initial disability claim is denied. Most of the time youhave the option of submitting a new application rather than appealing, but if you have a strongdisability claim and a detailed initial application you should consider appealing your case. As shown in the snapshot below, only 38% of […]
Why you need to appeal: Current SSA Disability Benefit Approval Rates Read More »
The U.S. Treasury announced that Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Social Security retirement and survivors and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries will qualify for automatic payments of $1,200. From the US Treasury Department. These payments do not come from the Social Security Administration. Recipients should receive the automatic payments by direct deposit, Direct Express debit
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In Part I of this multi-series blog post we discussed that the Social Security Administration offers a variety of return to work incentive programs for you to try returning work without losing your benefits. Trial Work Period (TWP) was the focus of the last post. This month we discuss the Extended Period of Eligibility. Extended
Claimants often ask: Can I try to return to work without losing my Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits? The answer is YES! The Social Security Administration offers a variety of return to work incentive programs for you to try returning work without losing your benefits. In this post, I discuss the Trial Work Period
New research by Mathematica’s Jody Schimmel Hyde and April Wu confirms what many of us in the Social Security Disability field, already know. That is, older applicants (defined as 50 or older) struggle in the labor market if they are denied Social Security Disability benefits and try to return to work. This disproves the common
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Social Security Disability is a program that provides earned benefits to workers who are no longer able to work due to a severe mental and/or physical impairment. This is not to be confused with Supplemental Security Income, which is also for people unable to work due to a disability; however, SSI benefits are available to
Social Security Disability 101 – Everything you want to know! Read More »
June is PTSD Awareness Month. Social Security Disability attorney, Katherine Roe, has won multiple Sacramento and Stockton Social Security Disability cases on behalf of veterans and non-veterans disabled by PTSD. For veterans, having a 70%, 90%, even 100% disability rating by the VA is not enough in itself to be awarded Social Security Disability benefits
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Prepare, Prepare, Prepare: Make sure you have submitted all of medical records to Social Security at least 5 business days in advance of your hearing. Have your treating doctor complete a statement regarding your physical and/or mental abilities – this is often called a Residual Functional Capacity Assessment Be ready to explain to the judge
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