Every now and then, you just have to savor a victory.
I had a hearing recently in Boston for a client with severe symptoms of chronic lyme disease, and the claim has now been granted. I spent a great deal of time working on the case, and even more time worrying about it as…
Social Security published today new Ruling 12-02p, which is called “Title II and XVI: Evaluation of Fibromyalgia.”
Upon first read, the ruling seems to raise the bar for fibromyalgia as a medically determinable impairment. The ruling states:
We cannot rely upon the physician’s diagnosis alone. The evidence must document that the physician reviewed
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For the forseeable future, it appears that ALJ allowance rates for disability claims will be lower than they were from 2005 through 2010. Time will tell where falling allowance rates stabilize. My prediction is that we will see the rate of favorable decisions level off at about 50% nationally.
What does this new environment mean for…
With June well behind us, we are halfway through the calendar year and three-quarters through the Fiscal Year for Social Security, which ends September 30th. It is a good time for a look around, to see where we are with Social Security disability claims in the current political and economic climate.
I started the year…
