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..>>National Public Radio aired a piece this morning on the continued backlog and the effects that the economy is having on it. You can hear the piece and read the written version here.
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Comments(0) The saga continues for the disabled from The Commercial Appeal.
Read More..>> Comments(0) Charles Hall has posted $250 Stimulus Payment Questions And Answers on his well written blog.
Read More..>> Comments(0) Taken from IRS Publication IR-2008-65, April 23, 2008:
“Even though April 15 has passed, the Internal Revenue Service today reminded retirees, disabled veterans and others who normally do not file a tax return that there is still time to submit a 2007 form to receive an economic stimulus payment.”
“People who have no tax filing requirement but [...]
Another sad piece abouth Social Security’s claim processing backlog from the Ashville Citizen Times.
Read More..>> Comments(0) I’m going to take a break today from my discussion of SSA basics due to time constraints with my hearing schedule, but here is a good article on the current SSA case backlog.
Clients are often frustrated by the time it takes for their case to reach a conclusion. In West Tennessee, claims generally take 483 days [...]
Comments(1) Often, holders of private long-term disability insurance will find that their policies require them to file for Social Security disability benefits when they make a claim on the private policy. Many of my clients are surprised to learn that such policies also contain an offset provision, meaning that the private insurance company can reduce the amount [...]
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