My neighbor applied for social security disability and was approved within 4 months without an attorney, is this common?

I discourage comparisons between cases, as we seldom know all of the difficulties another individual deals with or what their medical records say....

If you tell social security that you became disabled on Sept 12, 2013, will they deny your application?

Your alleged onset date likely made no difference. The denial does not reflect on the quality of your claim. Social Security denies the majority of...

If the goal is to avoid the ticket on your record, you should have a good chance of getting a "plea in abeyance" as there was no accident and you...

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Can you drop ssi after a lawsuit settles to start a new life without the government giving a problem?

Dropping your SSI claim by itself will not lead to the government requesting you pay back benefits. If you do go to work, immediately let Social...

I then received a letter in the mail yesterday from the other parties insurance suing me for 45K.

This is likely a standard letter reflecting that your policy, like all policies, has a limit to the amount of damage it will cover. The amount...

The notice of the attorney fee gave you appeal rights. Note that it is a very short period of time. As indicated by others, it is common for...

A Medical Expert's (ME) Access To My Social Security Disability Claim

Your representative was likely given a copy of the evidence CD at the hearing. This should show the documents the ME had. You may ask your...

As indicated by others, you can pay the premium and receive retroactive Medicare. However, remember there is a five month waiting period....

If the Hearing Office told you that you should have received a letter, I would confirm your address with them and ask when it was decided. If over...

If a person has social sercurity and they about to receive a lawsuit does the social sercurity take any type of money ?

If there is no money owing to Social Security, such as an overpayment, and you are receiving Social Security and not SSI, Social Security does not...