Posted in Benefits, Chronic Pain, Claims, Fibromyalgia, Health, Impairment, Procedure, SSA, SSI, Social Security Disability on Sep 1st, 2010
By Elizabeth Stakenborg, Esq.
The answer to that question is - maybe. The Social Security Administration and the Circuit Courts have created guidelines which the Administrative Law Judges must use when analyzing a claimant’s pain complaints. Pain complaints are considered “subjective” complaints. This means that the pain cannot be measured and it is often a question […]
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If you are disabled and entitled to Social Security Disability (Title II) benefits, your dependent children may also be entitled to benefits. It is important that you advise the Administration of your dependents and their personal information, such as date of birth, social security number and address when you file your initial application. In this […]
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If you have applied or been awarded Social Security Disability benefits, you should know that there is a 5 month waiting period from the date that it is determined you were disabled, until you become eligible for disability payments. The law states that social security benefits are payable only after a worker has been disabled […]
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When you file a claim for disability, you must tell the Social Security Administration what is preventing you from being able to work. This could be pain, it could be depression, it could be any of a variety of medical conditions. The main thing a judge will look for when evaluating your claim, is whether […]
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If you are currently involved in the process of filing a claim for Social Security Disability and/or Supplemental Security Income, you already know how long and complicated the process can be. What you may not realize is how important the opinions of your treating physicians can be. Because your doctor has had the opportunity to […]
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Our office has been involved in thousands of supplemental security income (Title XVI) claims. Unlike Social Security Disability (Title II) claims, SSI benefits are based upon disability as well as financial need. Therefore, it is quite possible that you may be found disabled and unable to work, but because of your income and/or assets, you may […]
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The Social Security Commissioner, Michael J. Astrue, recently announced that the number of disability hearings pending has been reduced by more than 71,000 cases since December 2008. Additionally, the average processing time for hearing decision has been reduced from 415 days to 442 days. The Social Security Administration is continuing to try to address this issue and has […]
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Posted in Benefits, Chronic Pain, Claims, Health, Impairment, Injury, Procedure, SSA, SSI, Social Security Disability on Feb 26th, 2010
If you have a back injury which prevents you from working and is expected to be disabling for a period of 12 months or more, you may wish to file a claim for Social Security Disability. When you make an application for disability, the Social Security Administration will begin evaluating the claim. They will request […]
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On February 11, 2010, Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security announced that 38 more conditions will be added to the Agency’s list of Compassionate Allowances. This is a significant increase to the original list which included 25 rare diseases and 25 cancers and was originally announced in October 2008. Compassionate Allowances are a way […]
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Did you know that under certain circumstances, disabled children may qualify for disability benefits? Under the Supplemental Security Income program, a child may qualify for disability benefits from birth to the age of 18 if that child has an impairment or combination of impairments that meet the definition of disability for children AND the income and […]
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