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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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,…