What You Need to Know: Social Security Appeals
Individuals who are unable to work because of a disability — including those born with such disabilities — are often eligible to collect Social Security benefits. However, individuals who became...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know: How to File a Social Security Appeal
The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) provides disability benefits to those who have sustained injuries that prevents them from being gainfully employed. IF, upon filing for Social Security...
View ArticleHow Long Does It Take for a Social Security Appeal to Be Processed?
The Social Security Administration (SSA) appeals process can take a considerable amount of time, especially in cases that go beyond a hearing to the SSA Appeals Council. The exact amount of time...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Hiring A Social Security Appeals Lawyer
As a working adult, you have the right to claim Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits if you have been injured and are unable to continue working. Almost all working adults who are not...
View ArticleSocial Security Disability Claimants Double in Twenty Years
In the last two decades the number of Americans receiving Social Security Disability benefits (SSD) has more than doubled from 5.2 million to 11.7 million by the close of 2011. Analysts explain the...
View ArticleWounded Warriors Can Qualify for Social Security Disability Benefits, Too
Injured veterans are eligible for expedited Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits. Any veteran wounded after October 1, 2001, no matter the cause or place of the injury is eligible for these...
View ArticleFacebook Postings are Admissible Evidence in New Jersey
Decades ago suspicious employers doubting disability claims would send out private investigators to surreptitiously photograph a claimant mowing the lawn or practicing golf strokes. Today it’s just a...
View ArticleCompassionate Allowances Can Provide the Severely Disabled a Fast Track to...
Only a relatively small number of people manage to get initial Social Security Disability (SSD) claims accepted without going through one or more steps of the appeals process. With each appeals step,...
View ArticleSocial Security Disability Benefits and Thresholds Increase for 2013
Rising prices can easily erode the ability of Social Security Disability benefit recipients to pay for their basic needs. The good news is that the Social Security Administration keeps a close eye on...
View ArticleWhat Is the Difference Between SSDI and SSI?
The program names look the same, but there is a great deal of difference between Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Our attorneys work hard to ensure...
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