How long can I find expect a decision letter if the hearing office said the judge made a decision and it's been assigned?

The decision writing process slows down significantly over the summer with vacations occurring etc. Historically, it takes usually through October...

Social security disability retroactive benefits ?

Disability determinations are in the form of disabled as of DATE. Disability benefits can be retroactive for upto one year before the...

I won 13900.00 in Texas and have pending SSDI and SSI, case?

Social Security will query the IRS at some point and detect the winnings, so yes you need to report the winnings. If you don't they will come back...

Why did i receive a letter from social security saying i owe them 12,000 for a overpayment?

Overpayment cases look at was the person receiving the overpayment 1) Without fault in the overpayment AND 2) An ability to pay...

What will happen?

Congratulations on becoming pregnant. Your boyfriend's SSI payments should not change. SSI payments are reduced when there is income received...

What if its been 5 years since original application for ssdi and 3 years since my payments began? Will they go back that far?

I hate to disagree with another practitioner, but would suggest there's no harm in applying for auxiliary benefits. If you are receiving SSDI...

If you receive the settlement directly it will impact your SSI eligibility. However, if the buy out were to pass directly into a special needs...

How much longer will I have to wait for a ssdi decision?

Decisions take longer to come out in the summer. In general, in Texas they have been taking 6-8 weeks while not in the summer. However, some judges...

Question about my disability hearing?

Stand and walk 4 hours a day could be either light or sedentary depending on the rest of the hypothetical question. Generally, "light" work is...

The answer depends on what type of Social Security benefits you are receiving. While Social Security benefits are generally not subject to...