When I applied for ssdi Nobody told me about ssi. Anyways my previous attorney later told me he had applied for both

There is a broad misconception that people can receive an SSI check while they wait for their claims to be heard by a judge. It never has been...

Is the judge responsible for making sure there is a vocational expert at your hearing?

Normally, the judge coordinates the presence of the vocational expert, and the claimant takes no responsibility for it. A claimant also has the...

If you apply for Social Security and had a hearing and that judge denied and the same judge heard your case is that fair?

If your original ALJ denial was remanded by the Appeals Council, you will have the same ALJ on remand. If it gets remanded again, you get a...

Will I lose my section 8 when I get my disability?

It is improbable that he will lose his housing, because disability payments are rarely high enough to disqualify people. When your brother gets...

My husband was on social security from 1993 to 2003 and has been fighting with them to get his benifits back for 7 years now.

It does not surprise me that the consultative evaluation is in the wrong specialty area. That is remarkably normal. At this point, just attend...

You are entitled to a trial work period of nine months. All you have to do is report the earnings, and for nine months, you can make as much as...

Hi, I have applied for my disability almost 6 yrs.ago now. I do have a lawyer, I have been turned down

Stay with the lawyer you have. It is remarkably difficult to even find a lawyer committed enough to sue Uncle Sam in a disability claim. The fact...

If your earnings from the part time worked averaged $1,070/month or more, it was substantial gainful activity, and the Judge is not permitted to...

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I would say you have a pretty decent chance of being awarded, particularly if you need a walker to ambulate. If you do not, it will probably...

Iv been on disability for nine years .now they say im no longer disabled

If you file a Request for Reconsideration within ten days of receiving the Notice, you can stay in pay while you argue about it. The agency has to...