According to a Social Security press release, because of a tightening budget “Social Security field offices nationwide will close to the public 30 minutes early each day. For example, a field office that is usually open to the public Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. will close daily at 3:30 p.m.”
According to Michael J [...]
This is a question that I hear often in my practice. While I agree with my clients who ask that rhetorical question that there really are no meaningful job opportunities available for them, Social Security does not use hire-ability as a factor in determination of disability. In fact, the regulations state that:
We will determine you are [...]
Comments(0) Well, that depends on how much you have paid into the Social Security system through withholding. Your benefits amount is what is known as your primary insurance amount or PIA.
PIA is the monthly amount payable if you are a retired worker who begins receiving benefits at full retirement age or if you’re disabled and have [...]
We have talked about how SSA evaluates your claim, but today I wanted to give you a little information on what the typical claimant may expect when he or she files a claim for benefits.
The claim is initiated by filing an application for disability benefits. This can be done online or with the assistance of [...]
Most of the people who contact my office are seeking representation for a Social Security Disability claim that has been denied. But, we also get calls with questions about how to start the claims process.
The first step to receiving disability benefits is to file an application for benefits. Social Security offers a couple of options [...]
In Strauss v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration, the 9th Circuit upheld the District Court’s finding that the ALJ failed to follow both Appeals Council and District Court remand orders. However, the Court noted that the ALJ’s failure to follow the remand orders did not warrant an automatic award of benefits by the District Court. [...]
Read More..>>Although this has worked out to be Part 6 of my discussion, today we are talking about Step 5 of the Social Security Disability Evaluation Process.
If an adjudicator has determined that the evidence supports a finding that you can no longer perform your past work, his or her analysis must move on to Step 5. There, [...]
Comments(0) Maybe this article at MSNBC can help.
I don’t offer tax advice, but I found the article informative.
Comments(0) If your condition does not meet one of the Medical Listings that we discussed last time, SSA moves to step 4 of the sequential evaluation process. Here, SSA must determine whether you are capable of performing your past work. In considering past work, SSA only looks at the work that you performed in the past [...]
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