Every two weeks I publish a roundup of the notable posts from Social Security disability blogs:
It has been a while since I have seen a step 2 decision, but I saw one last week. A step 2 decision means a disability claim is denied at step 2 of Social Security’s sequential evaluation. That step is a determination of whether or not your impairment, or combination of impairments, is “severe”
It is really an act of grace when a judge decides to cancel a scheduled disability hearing, and grant the claim on the record.
I cannot tell you what a tremendous relief it is, every time, for the client to be spared the anxiety and stress that accompany the hearing.
This happened today with
I get inquires regarding partial disability every now and then. Potential claimants believe they may qualify for partial Social Security disability benefits. They could still work a bit, but can no longer do the same job, or earn the same income, they earned before. Or perhaps, due to their medical condition, their earnings have dropped significantly
Every now and then I submit a statement from a spouse, parent or friend in support of a disability claim. 20 CFR 404.1513 states that Social Security will consider evidence from other non-medical sources, such as a spouse or a parent.
In an appropriate case, where you have the right person with the right story
Here is a collection of recent posts on the topic of Social Security disability to read over the holiday weekend.
Here is a Thanksgiving 2010 picture of baby Bridget.
Social Security offices around the country will be closed for Thanksgiving and the Friday after Thanksgiving, making it a four day weekend for SSA employees.
Our offices will be closed for the long Thanksgiving weekend as well.
As often as I can, I help workers over the age of 55 who can no longer perform their past work due to physical impairments with their initial disability applications. I have worked with many clients in this age group, and often a claim can be granted without the necessity of an appeal or
Every now and then I see a New Hampshire disability claim where the only physical RFC in the record is from a single decisionmaker. That means the RFC assessment from DDS was not completed by a doctor. At the hearing level, a single decisionmaker RFC should be placed with the jurisdictional documents in the "A"
I attended a good panel discussion regarding on the record requests at the last NOSSCR Conference in Chicago. There were several good points made, and I will summarize a few here.