Social Security Disability Hearings During COVID-19
From March 16, 2020, and moving forward, the Social Security Administration has announced that there will be no in-person hearings until the COVID-19 scare has passed. If you have an attorney, the best thing you can do at this time is to contact his or her office and make arrangements for your upcoming hearing. For my own clients, most are now coming to my office and we are together conducting a hearing over the phone with the presiding judge. This accommodation to continue t
What You Should Do Before Your Social Security Disability Hearing
For the majority of you filing for Social Security disability, you may find that you have been denied and have had to continue your appeals. Now, you've reached the point where you must go before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) to discuss your case. This will be your Social Security disability hearing. For the majority of you again, this is likely to be your last stop. Few cases go beyond this point, and even fewer cases are successful beyond the hearing stage. Furthermore,
Things You Must Know Before Filing For Social Security Disability:
Getting through the Social Security disability system is difficult enough. Here are some simple quick tips to make your life just a little bit easier: 1. How much have you worked over the last 10 years? If you have not worked at least 5 out of the last 10 years, you need to contact SSA before filing and determine your Date of Last Insured. This will determine if you will be able to qualify for SSDI benefits or SSI only. If the date is sometime in the future, this means you ha
Social Security Disability for Claimants Over the Age of 50 -What You Need To Know
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Need to Work? But, Need Social Security Disability?
The logic with the Social Security disability system is actually in reverse. The Social Security Administration (SSA) actually wants you to stop working and THEN file for disability benefits, rather than award them and allow the claimant to then stop working. This is illogical. Here's why. People who need to be on disability benefits are usually trying to work through their mental or physical impairments and are suffering at work. If SSA would then approve benefits first so t
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
