Do You Know What Transferable Work-Skills Are?
This blog is for anyone above the age of 50. As you age, it becomes somewhat easier to be approved for Social Security disability benefits. The reason for this, is that the Social Security Administration realizes that there are far fewer jobs within the national economy a person is capable of performing as well as fewer jobs being available to those over the age of 50. If you're younger than 50 years-old, there is a presumption that a person can perform a wide range of unskil
Why You Must Know Your Date of Last Insured Before Filing for Social Security Disability
Your Date of Last Insured (DLI) can be as important to your case as your medical evidence proving you are too disabled to work. In fact, getting your DLI wrong, could mean the difference in being found disabled and not being able to qualify for disability benefits for years down the road. If you have worked consistently up until you became disabled and immediately filed for benefits, then a DLI should not concern you. As you worked, you paid into the disability system and con
Be Prepared Before Filing For Social Security Disability
Honestly, if there was anything else this important in your life, you would prepare to give yourself the best odds at success. How you approach your Social Security disability claim should not be any different. To help you best prepare to file your initial disability application, make sure you do the following: 1. Look up online "SSA Adult Disability Checklist." -This list contains all questions you will need to answer when filing for disability benefits. If you can ACCURATEL
How Your Level of Education Impacts Your Social Security Disability Case
If you are under the age of 50, then your level of education plays little into determining whether your meet SSA's requirements for being disabled. However, for those over the age of 50, this could mean as much as being approved or disapproved. Once a person reaches 50 years-old, there are rules called the Medical-Vocational Guidelines. For people over the age of 50, they are placed in the following categories: (1) Your age: 50-54, 55 and above; (2) Whether a person has obtai
What not to do when filing for Social Security disability
Hello, everyone. Here are some common problems I see with my own clients and cases when attempting to win a Social Security disability case. By the way, unless you have an experienced Social Security disability attorney, he or she may not have seen these kinds of problems. It actually takes a couple of years to see how the Administration can completely derail your case. That being said, here we go: Problem Number One: Moving to a significantly different location while your ca
Should I Hire an Attorney for my Social Security Disability Case?
Yes...and...No. Hire an experienced Social Security disability attorney if you just started your claim and you are not usually an organized person. If you procrastinate completing tasks, or you are intimidated by the process, then an attorney may be necessary. But remember, an attorney at the beginning of the process can do little more than help you complete reports, birddog medical records, and basically stand in line with you. If you are looking for some amount of magic pix
What are Transferable Work Skills and why are they so important in my Social Security disability cas
When determining whether a person is disabled, a look-back at the last 15 years is oftentimes important. First, there may be a determination that a person may be able to return to a past job even with his or her impairments. Second, for claimants over the age of 50, those past jobs may provide transferable work skills to use at some other type of work even if the person is unable to return to that past particular job. Huh? Ok, let's start off with this: At every job a person
If I Work Will I Hurt My Social Security Disability Case?
A very good question actually. And, just like any other area of the law, the answer is: "It depends." The following is just my opinion, but it is an opinion based on observations I have made, especially when representing claimants in front of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). It really depends up your age, again in my opinion. And, here's why: First, understand the limits of when you do work and claim to be disabled. Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) is the upper limit of i
What Amount of Time Should I Expect After Filing Social Security Disability?
Hurry up and wait is a phrase we have all heard before. But in reality, when filing for Social Security disability, it is usually more the wait than it is the hurry. So that you better understand what is going on behind the scenes after you file, here is a general timeline to help: 1. File for Social Security disability online. It's the fastest and most reliable way in which to file a claim with the Administration. This will likely only take you about an hour to do so rather
Do You Have Enough Work Credits to Qualify for Social Security Disability?
When you file for Social Security disability, you need to ask yourself a question: Do I have enough work credits? If you know you do, then keep on going forward with your Social Security disability claim. If you think you may not, then you are going to have to make an extra step in the disability process. And, this step could be critical to you moving forward. As we all work, we pay into the Social Security system. We earn work credits every three months we work, and these cr
