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Children eligible for disability if family income qualifies.

Posted on February 21, 2019January 16, 2019 by Editor

SSI makes monthly payments to people with low income and limited resources who are 65 or older, or blind, or disabled. Your child, if younger…

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Disability Reviews are more common and take immediate attention.

Posted on February 8, 2019January 16, 2019 by Editor

Thanks to increased funding in recent years, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has dramatically in-creased the number of Continuing Disability Reviews (CDR’s).  These are automatic…

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Compassionate allowances expanded again, more conditions eligible.

Posted on February 1, 2019January 16, 2019 by Editor

In August, SSA added five new conditions to the list of compassionate allowances (CAL) conditions, bringing the total number of CAL conditions to 233. The…

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Literacy, English proficiency affect disability eligibility.

Posted on January 21, 2019January 16, 2019 by Editor

In disability benefit evaluation, Social Security looks beyond physical and metal impairments to consider certain “vocational criteria.”  These include person’s age, education, and work experience. Other little-known…

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Your doctor’s notes are the best evidence.

Posted on January 17, 2019January 16, 2019 by Editor

Statutes and regulations make it clear that it is the Social Security administration that decides if a person is disabled, not a medical provider. The…

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Shutdown’s effect on Social Security offices

Posted on January 10, 2019January 16, 2019 by Editor

Here’s how the government shutdown will affect Social Security: Social Security and disability checks will still go out for the duration of the shutdown. Social…

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January 1 brought a 2.8% increase in benefit checks.

Posted on January 5, 2019January 10, 2019 by Editor

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 67 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2019. The 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment…

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Government Shutdown Tests Claimants’ Patience

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Editor

It isn’t easy to be patient when you can’t work and you’re in pain, as Christine Morgan knows all too well. Her chronic pain comes…

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Vocational Testimony Challenged at Supreme Court

Posted on December 22, 2018 by Editor

Many disability cases are decided on the testimony of a VE or “Vocational Expert. ” Until now, a claimants had no way to challenge the…

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Disability Benefit Amounts for 2019

Posted on December 15, 2018December 22, 2018 by Editor

The estimated average Social Security disability benefit amount for a disabled worker receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) in January 2019 is $1,234 per month,…

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