Interaction of Social Security and Other Benefits
Social Security standards are different from the usual short term or long term disability claim, most of which either have durational requirements much less than twelve months (STD claims) or generally define disability in the context of inability to perform usual occupation for ... more...

Medical treatment and Proving Disability in Social Security and SSI claims
Medical Treatment It is difficult, if not impossible, to win a disability case if the claimant is receiving no medical treatment.Unless the claimant has a terminal disease for which no additional treatment is recommended or has undergone repeated surgeries without relief and doct... more...

Using The SSA Consultative Exam at the Hearing
1)What To Do Before The Exam Actually Occurs To Make The Best Record. First, there is always the right to request a change in the examining physician identified as the C/E physician for Social Security.You should check the C/E providers background and qualifications.Is the exam... more...

Medicare Premiums in 2012
For a disabled claimant who has been receiving cash benefits from the Social Security Disability program for 24 months, one of the benefits that is provided is the option to purchase Medicare coverage (SSI recipients are covered by Medicaid, through the individual states). For m... more...

Handling Requests to File Subsequent Applications for Disability Benefits
SSA policy has long said that, if a judge denied your claim, you had the right to file an appeal AND, while your case was on appeal, you could file a new application too.That usually meant getting the second claim processed faster and, often, getting a favorable decision on the n... more...