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New Social Security Ruling Addresses Income for Blind Individuals
On Friday, September 21, 2012, Social Security published a new regulation in the Federal Register titled: Social Security Ruling (SSR), 12-1p; Title II: Determining Whether Work Performed in...
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Poll: Overwhelming Majority of American Voters Support Social Security...
According to a poll conducted by Lincoln Park Strategies and reported on Yahoo News: “The findings are clear and bipartisan — Americans overwhelmingly support Disability Insurance,” said Stefan Hankin,...
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Social Security Offices to Close at Noon in 2013!
Starting Monday, November 19, 2012, local Social Security offices will close their doors to citizens 30 minutes earlier every day. Even worse, starting on January 2, 2013, local Social Security...
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Interesting Seminar on Managing Multiple Medications on January 8, 2013
I happened to notice an advertisement for a seminar titled, Managing Multiple Medications to be presented by Ranjan Mahajan, M.D. on January 8, 2013. Many of my clients deal with the side effects of...
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Interesting Interview With Outgoing Head of Social Security, Michael Astrue
Stephen Ohlemacher recently reported on an interview with Michael Astrue, the outgoing Commissioner of Social Security on The Huffington Post. English: Official Photograph of Michael J. Astrue (Photo...
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Another Article Addressing the Costs of Social Security’s Disability Program
From TulsaWorld – JULIE DELCOUR Associate Editor Published: 3/31/2013 2:12 AM They’re the walking infirm – about 5 percent of the U.S. population with bad backs, heart disease, blindness, respiratory...
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Tips for How to Use Your Phone for Safety if You Are Disabled Living Alone
Inifinitec.org offers some good safety tips for how you can use your phone for safety if you are disabled and living alone. Visit their Home Safety page. Filed under: disabilities, disability Tagged:...
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Florida vets could see old VA claims settled soon
So says the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel newspaper in a story on April 22, 2013. By Ben Wolford, Sun Sentinel 6:01 p.m. EDT, April 22, 2013 Disabled veterans who have waited a year or longer for the...
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Researchers Claim Special MRI Can Prove Pain
According to an April 12, 2013 story in Medical News Today, “Using fMRI scans of the brain, US scientists have for the first time developed a method of “seeing” pain and suggest it may lead to reliable...
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What happens if I do not show up for my Social Security Disability Hearing?
You have waited months….or even years…for your Social Security Disability or SSI hearing in front of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). But something happens on the day of the hearing….your symptoms...
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Social Security Now Has Mobile App
Social Security Announces New Mobile Site for Smartphone Users Agency Leverages Technology to Meet Customer Service Expectations In May, Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,...
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SSA Releases New Facts and Figures
The Social Security Administration released its August 2013 “Facts and Figures” publication. Here is the link: http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2013/fast_facts13.pdf. Filed under:...
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Lyme Disease Far More Common Than Previously Known
According to an NPR report on August 19, 2013, “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 300,000 Americans are getting Lyme disease every year, and the toll is growing. English: Erythematous...
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Demographics…..The simple, boring reason why disability insurance has exploded
Brad Plumer of the The Washington Post writes: “There are now roughly 8.8 million Americans receiving disability benefits, a number that has doubled since 1995. So what explains this rise? The radio...
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What is “Equipoise”?
Veterans often ask me what the term “equipoise” means. You will often see the term in decisions from the Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA) and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (the CAVC, or...
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CNNMoney –‘I was overpaid by Social Security’
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Americans dealing with injuries, mental illnesses and other impairments are being notified out of the blue that they’ve been overpaid by the Social Security Administration and now...
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How to Get Your Social Security Tax Documents Online
USA Today reported on February 1st that the “Social Security Administration is kicking off a service that allows recipients to instantly view a replacement SSA-1099 online at...
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New Head of Social Security Hearing Office to Be Appointed
The following story appeared in The Washington Post on July 23, 2015: At Social Security office with a million-person backlog, there’s a new chief “At the Social Security Administration, two officials...
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Interesting program on NPR about the future of Social Security Disability
The Diane Rehm Show – The Future of Social Security DisabilityFiled under: Uncategorized
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Social Security Disabilty Blog Has Moved!
I am happy to announce that the Social Security Disability & SSI Blog has moved! For up to date content about disability benefits and disability law, please follow my new blog at:...
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