Attorney Kevin Lee Linder's Legal Cases

Social Security & Disability

Social Security Disability

Oct 14, 2009

OUTCOME: Fully Favorable - onset July 22, 2006

Claimant was a self employed individual who owned and operated a body shop. Claimant was forty five years of age and suffered from a stroke and had significant fatigue and limited vision in his left e ... ye. The claimant was medically limited to lifting five pounds frequently and ten pounds occasionally and not allowed to stand more than two hours in an eight hour workday and would have to be allowed to sit stand or lie down at his own option for 12 days per month. The claimant's business did earn more than SGA, but Linder Law Office prepared a detailed accounting of income and expenses to show that the type of work was more properly characterized as a trial work period and that the claimant had substantial monthly medical bills and introduced testimony that claimant's brother performed substantial work at the firm allowing body shop resulting in revenue. The claimant also has substantial side effects from medication.

Social Security & Disability

Social Security - Favorable Decision Closed period

Oct 14, 2009

OUTCOME: Favorable Decision - closed period

Claimant is a 49 year old male who has a GED. Past relevent work is in construction and construction sales. Claimant filed disability due to ruptured/hernieated disks; nerve damage and arthritis. claim ... ant has several back surgeries to repair disks and has extensive scarring. Claimant suffered from intense pain and depression. Claimant frequently lost his train of thought; has problems remaining seated and problems with fatique and sleeping. Judge ruled that claimant qualified for a "closed period" or met the disability determination from October 2007 to July of 2008. claimant returned to work in July of 2008 and made over SGA for several months after July of 2008.

Social Security & Disability

Social Security Disability

Oct 14, 2009

OUTCOME: Fully Favorable

Claimant is a 47 year old female who has past relevant work in a warehouse/driving; school bus driver'; patrol officer supervisor and cook. Claimant suffered from depression; anxiety; high blood pressu ... re; thryroid problems; back and hip problems; asthma and vision problems. Claimant was obese. Linder Law Office developed physical limitations from medical records which limited the claimant from standing less than 10 minutes and lifting 10 lbs occasionally and no more than 20 lbs frequently. The claimant also suffered from sleep distrubance; decreased energy; feelings of guilt or worthlessness and hallucinations. Judge ruled that claimant was disabled as of June 11, 2008.

Tax

Gerl v Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service

Oct 13, 2009

OUTCOME: Reduction of tax deficiency

Petitioner operate a body shop. As promotion the Petitioner operated a race car. The IRS on an audit disallowed the claims of racing losses and associated depreciation. The Petitioner was allowed to ta ... ke his deductions for operation of his race car and depreciation. The Petitioner was determined to have understated his income, but not to the extent claimed by the IRS. This reduced his deficiency from $70,000 to approximately $17,000.

Social Security & Disability

Social Security Disability Case

Sep 08, 2009

OUTCOME: Favorable Decision

Claimant was a 49 year old lady who had a ninth grade education; with past relevant work as a waitress/bartender. Claimant suffered from COPD, Hepatitis C, torn knee ligament, depression, high blood pr ... essure and asthma. The claimant had also been diagnosed with breast cancer and had gone through chemotherapy treatment from the first of 2009 till March 2009. The claimant had fallen in September of 2006 and injured her knee but did not have surgery until late 2007. The claimant underwent physical therapy in 2008 and counseling for depresssion in 2008 to present. Linder Law Office developed the medical records and had the counselor fill out a mental residual functional capacity questionnnaire which indicated the claimant could not work competitively. The Judge offered a favorable onset date of March 2008 which claimant accepted.

Social Security & Disability

Social Security Disability Case

Sep 03, 2009

OUTCOME: Favorable Bench ruling

Claimant was a 54 year old male who alleged disability due to left hip and leg pain; bad shoulder and depression. Claimant also suffered from ataxia causing lack of coordination of fine motor skills; s ... lowed/slurred speech and problems with balance and coordination. Claimant had previously worked as a Home Health Aide; Day Care Operator; Janitor and Stock clerk. Linder Law Office wrote a pretrial memorandum establishing that claimant would be restricted to sedentary work and Vocational Grid rule 201.09 would direct that the claimant was disabled as of the his attaining age 50. ALJ agreed and ruled claimant disabled as of attaining age 50. Claimant will receive 4 1/2 years of back benefits (SSI) and future SSI benefits.

Social Security & Disability

Social Security Disability Case

Aug 21, 2009

OUTCOME: Successful initial claim

Claimant is a 44 year old male whose past relevent work was unskilled. Claimant has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder bipolar; adjustment disorder with depressed mood. Claimant has paranoid ... thoughts which effect his ability to function in society. Claimant was deemed disabled in September 2008, the date right after a previously denied ALJ hearing.

Social Security & Disability

Social Security Disability claim

Aug 17, 2009

OUTCOME: Successful initial claim

Claimant is a 56 year old male who has bilateral knee pain; surgery on the left knee and significant degenerative joint disease on both sides. Claimant's treating physician completed a residual funcion ... al capacity questionnaire limiting claimant to walking no more than 15 minutes; standing no more than an hour; sitting no more than an hour; no lifting above 20 lbs; and rarely climbing stairs. Onset date was February 2008.

Social Security & Disability

Social Security Disability

Jul 17, 2009

OUTCOME: Favorable Decision onset November 20, 2005

Claimant was a 45 year old male whose past relevant work was as a carpet layer. Claimant graduated from High School and had two years of college. Claimant developed cancer of the bladder in 2000 and ha ... d multiple surgeries and eventually had his bladder eemoved in 2005. Claimant suffered from depression as a result and the ALJ ruled that the claimant met severity requirement of depression listing 12.04 as of November 20, 2005,

Social Security & Disability

Social Security Disability

Jul 10, 2009

OUTCOME: Fully Favorable - reopened previous case

Claimant was a forty year old female who suffered from depression; post traumatic stress disorder; hypertension; and polysubstance abuse. Claimants depression met the listing of depression, however, DD ... S had denied the claimant due to substance abuse. Linder Law Office developed medical records showing that the claimants mental issues predated the substance abuse and at the hearing the medical expert could not specifically state that the mental impairments were not the result of the substance abuse. The claimant was obviously worse while abusing substances but her ability to function were extremely limited even during periods of sobriety. Linder Law Office argued that a previous application should be reopened and the ALJ agreed. The period of disability was December 27, 2005.

Kevin Lee Linder's Legal Cases (81)

Social Security Disability

Social Security - Favorable Decision Closed period

Social Security Disability

Gerl v Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service

Social Security Disability Case

Social Security Disability Case

Social Security Disability Case

Social Security Disability claim

Social Security Disability

Social Security Disability