The Social Security Administration has released the 2019 Social Security benefits payment schedule. When you receive your payment depends on a few factors, most notably your date of birth. When Can I Expect My Payment? The Social Security benefits payment…
As discussed elsewhere on this website, the Social Security Administration undertakes a five-step evaluation to determine whether someone is disabled under the Social Security Act. If an individual is not working too much and has a significant medical impairment they…
Get In Line There are currently over one million people waiting for a decision on their Social Security Disability applications. As many already know firsthand, the Social Security Administration struggles to process all of these claims and render timely decisions.…
People often ask why it takes so long to have a hearing to determine if they are disabled. You may have seen the article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer last month - http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2017/12/wait_for_a_social_security_dis.html which asked this question. The number of…
The Social Security Administration has released the 2017 and 2018 payment schedules for Social Security benefits. When you receive your payment depends on a few factors, most notably your date of birth. When Can I Expect My Payment? The schedule breaks…
Millions of people receiving Social Security benefits will be getting a very small increase - 0.3% - in their monthly benefits in 2017. This marks the fifth year in a row that older and disabled Americans will have to settle…
The New York Times has begun a series by and about people living with disabilities. The first article will be printed this Sunday. Read the first story and I will post links to the new articles as they are available.…
A recent article in the Columbus Dispatch, and reprinted in the Akron Beacon Journal, discusses the "marriage penalty" for some disabled individuals. The penalty only applies to those couples where one person is receiving Supplemental Security Income "SSI" benefits. If you…
Recently VA Secretary Robert McDonald issued a press statement concerning the VA Disability Claims process. Therein, it is noted that significant progress has been made in the claims backlog, however very limited progress has been made in the appeals backlog.…