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Many people dealing with bankruptcy rely on their Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments to live off of since they cannot work. It’s a common fear that those payments will be jeopardized if one were to file bankruptcy. Fortunately, in most cases your SSDI and SSI payments are protected in […]

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Are your Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits at Risk? As you are probably already aware, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) has become a very politicized government program throughout the past few years.  Last year, in October, the program faced a real crisis as SSDI beneficiaries were at risk of their benefits being cut by 20% by […]

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“The Treating Physician Rule” When our office first meets with a new client, one of the main questions we ask is: “Do you have doctor you have been seeing for a while? And what is your relationship like with that doctor?”  The reason this is such an important question is because Social Security has a […]

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If you have received a denial at both the initial and the reconsideration level, you will then appeal the decision to the hearing level. This is when you and your representative will have the opportunity to go before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) in court. What many people don’t know is that once you reach […]

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Your Average Wait Time At Each Level of Your Case  People often ask us how long the Social Security Disability process takes, and they are often surprised by the answer.  From start to finish, the whole process can potentially take over two years; however, we’ve had some clients approved in four months and others in […]

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With the new year comes new rules and updates in Social Security Disability. When seeking Social Security Disability Insurance (“SSDI”), social security requires a minimum of 20 to 40 work credits, depending on the your age at which you became disabled. Each year a worker earns a maximum of 4 credits. In 2016, you had […]

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Once our clients have been approved for Social Security Benefits, the next process that they want some answers on is when they will start receiving their benefits, how payments will be disbursed, and how long it will take. Many people don’t realize this, but under law, those that have been awarded disability are not eligible […]

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What Will Be Asked When you take the initial steps to apply for disability benefits, it is important to know what types of questions you can expect during the Social Security Disability interview.  Since this can feel like an overwhelming situation, we hope this will help you feel prepared and ready to go for your […]

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What many people may not realize is that there are two types of people that examine a Social Security Disability claim.  A DDS examiner and an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) both have the power to approve or deny a Social Security Disability claim; however, each is responsible for examination of a claim at different levels […]

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A Key Factor in Your SSDI/SSI Claim You may hear the acronym RFC thrown around by Social Security Disability employees or attorneys and wonder what it means and why is it important. It is, in fact, a rather important document. RFC stands for Residual Functional Capacity. The RFC form considers the physical or mental disabilities […]

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