Dalton, GA
Social Security & Disability Lawyer at Dalton, GA
Practice Areas: Social Security, Personal Injury ... +2 more
Disability means an inability to work. Inability to work has to do with one's reliability as an employee in a competitive work environment. Reliability, in turn, has to do with the severity, frequen...
See Full GuideWith respect to the opinion of a Social Security disability Claimant’s treating physicians, according to 20 C.F.R. § 404.1527(d)(2), an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) is supposed to give more weight...
See Full GuideIntentional Self-Contradiction: the Position of ERISA Decision-Makers on Decisions by the Social Security Administration The Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or ERISA applies to any e...
See Full GuideERISA: Reliability and its Relationship to a Coherent Theory of Disability ERISA disability claims live a strange legal world where there is no right to a jury trial, punitive damages are prohibited, ...
See Full GuideSocial Security Disability, Medicare and COBRA COBRA, an acronym for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, intersects with both Social Security disability and Medicare in a num...
See Full GuidePREPARINGCLIENT TO TESTIFY AT HEARING Notice Once a hearing is scheduled, the representative should contact the claimant to make sure they know about the hearing, where the hearing will be held, and w...
See Full GuidePRACTICE TIPS FOR ESTABLISHING THE CLAIM Complete File The most important element of establishing a claim is to be sure that the file is complete.While Social Security is supposed to order the evidenc...
See Full GuideFILING THE CLAIM Basics A claimant must file an application before being entitled to receive benefits.20 C.F.R. 404.603, 416.305.A claim can be initiated by calling 1-800-772-1213, visiting a local d...
See Full GuideTYPES OF DISABILITY CASES SSI (Supplemental Security Income) For individuals under age 65 who become disabled.Claimants must meet certain poverty requirements before their claim will be considered (i...
See Full GuideTHE SEQUENTIAL EVALUATION PROCESS At each level of the Social Security appeals process, the Administration considers the following steps to determine if a claimant is disabled (See 20 C.F.R. 404.1520...
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