Why you should contact the Texas Workforce Commission before filing for Social Security disability
If you believe you can't work, but you would rather be working, you may want to try this. The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) looks at a person's disability and attempts to help them find work that is suitable to their limitations. A lot of people (most people) don't know this. For example, if a person is bipolar and has trouble working with others, TWC will help him or her find work where they can limit their time interacting with co-workers or supervisors or even the gener
Huddle Up! Five Things to know about Social Security disability before you get started.
I'll give you 5 things tonight to know about Social Security disability that you may actually not know: If you are under the age of 50, even though SSA says that it looks at your past work, it really doesn't matter. -The reality is, is that if you are under the age of 50, SSA (through DDS) and your eventual hearing before a judge, will look at your impairments (both mental and physical) and determine if there are other jobs you can still perform despite those impairments. Don
Hey! You ain't no spring chicken anymore...and how that impacts your Social Security disability case
Here's the easiest way to put this: the older you get, the easier it is to be approved for Social Security disability benefits. A quick recap: Social Security disability is a 5-Step process. SSA examines not only if you can do work you have done in the past, but also if your impairments do not keep you from doing other jobs within the national economy. Work is divided into different exertional levels: sedentary, light, medium, heavy, and very heavy. These different categories
Getting ready to file your Social Security disability case? -Be sure you're ready!
So, basically, you think the best way to go about filing for your Social Security disability case is to go online, fill everything out and just roll the dice. But, if you pay attention to what I'm telling you, I could possibly make your life easier. The very first thing you have to do is get prepared. The number one mistake people make when filing their adult disability case is that they do not give full and accurate information for their treating providers (their doctors or
Why sometimes you really do have to file for Social Security disability....just don't screw it up.
The obvious number one reason is that you can no longer work. And, by the way, this means you cannot work at any single job imaginable in sufficient numbers in the national economy. It does not mean that you can't work at a job you used to work at. -Gotta get that straight. It literally means that if SSA believes there are a number of jobs you will still be able to do even despite your mental or physical disabilities (impairments), you will likely lose your disability case. B
Drop Your Cane and Grab Your Pain! -Social Security disability and the use of assistive devices.
If you have to use a cane, walker, or wheel chair...You're chances of being approved improves. I realize it's a really crappy thing to say, but if you have to use one of these devices....THAT'S GREAT! IT MEANS IT REALLY HELPS YOUR CASE! But, we all know anyone would rather choose to be completely independent rather than have to walk around on crutches full-time or relying on a cane. But, in life, everything is relative. So, to say it's really good to have to use an assistive
Your Social Security disability case may NOT suck, and no one has told you yet
This is Part 2 of whether your Social Security disability case sucks or not.... So, for argument's sake, let's just say you really can't work due to a physical or mental impairment. But, The Social Security Administration keeps denying your case. You go to a hearing, and you get denied. You refile your case, and you go back to another hearing after being denied two more time, and then you're denied again. By now, you're thinking there is no way you will ever get approved for
Your Social Security disability case may just suck and no one has told you yet.
That's right. Every ad you read for any disability lawyer may be telling you that he or she is an expert and knows how to get through the Social Security disability system. And, because of this great knowledge, you'll get your case approved. Or, the ad tells you that you just haven't found any attorney willing to fight for you (just that much harder) and the fact that you have now found that "junk yard dog" attorney, you will finally get your case approved. That's not how it
Believe it or not, Social Security disability system getting better
Now, this does not apply to every aspect of the Social Security disability system. Since COVID, most federal government offices have been closed to the general public. Many federal employees now telecommute, and Social Security disability employees are no different. If you've been needing to "swing by" a Social Security office, you're still going to have to wait. They are simply not open at this present time. This alone has made navigating through the Social Security disabili
COVID to Continue to Delay In-Person Hearings
One of the largest impacts of COVID has been the delay for those seeking an in-person hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). Due to continued delays for those seeking to be face to fact with a judge, the likelihood of not having that face to face encounter any time soon is a reality. Interestingly enough, many of the judges (and all federal employees) have become accustomed to hearing cases out of their own home and over the telephone with claimants and their attor
