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Can I collect unemployment benefits and apply for disability social security?
It is hard to know exactly how to answer your question without having all the specifics of your situation. However, the basic problem is that unemployment and disability are for the most part inconsistent with each other. For unemployment, you typically need to be available for work, capable of working, and seeking work. For disability, you are saying that you are not capable of full-time employment. Social Security may hold it against you if you are collecting unemployment while trying...
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Can I sue Social Security
There are two things you can and should do. First, if they calculated the overpayment incorrectly because their facts are wrong, then you should file a Request for Reconsideration and tell them reason. Second, you should file a Request for Waiver of Overpayment. In order for them to waive the overpayment, you will have to show that it was not your fault (giving them the proper documentation of you Workers' Comp. payments is proof that it wasn't your fault). You will also have to show...
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Applying for dissability
You should understand that it is very common for Social Security to deny people who really are disabled. This does not mean that you will ultimately lose your case. It just means that it is part of their system. If you are unable to work because of your panic attacks, you should reapply. If they deny you again, then you need to file a timely appeal. You will only have 60 days from the initial denial to get your appeal filed or you will have to start the whole process again. This is where...
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