My clients often have questions about the disability claim process. So here is a description of the claim process in Maine and New Hampshire from start to finish.
A Social Security disability claim may be filed in person at the nearest Social Security office, online, or by telephone. The location of every Social Security office in Maine is here (the same information for New Hampshire is here). Continue Reading Social Security Disability Claims Process
There is a new federal magistrate in Portland.
In Maine, the magistrate judge in Portland is the person who handles the Social Security appeals in U.S. District Court. For the past twenty years the magistrate has been Judge David Cohen, and one couldn’t have asked for a fairer hearing of a Social Security appeal.
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I received a fully favorable decision today from the Social Security Administration for one of my clients. Now, that is not unusual, but I have spent an unusual amount of time on this particular case, so it was very gratifying to get the fully favorable decision.
The client has chronic pain secondary to Lyme disease
Step 3 of Social Security’s 5-step sequential evaluation process is a determination whether or not a disability claimant “meets or equals a listing.” The Social Security Administration has regulations describing more than 150 categories of medical conditions. These are called “listed impairments,” or “listings.” The listed impairments are medical conditions that are severe
When you apply for Social Security disability or SSI, the Social Security office gives you a packet of forms to fill out. The forms give Social Security information about you, the nature of your medical problems, the names and addresses of the doctors that have been treating you, and details about your work history, among
If an initial claim for Social Security disability or SSI is denied, the claimant can request a reconsideration of the claim within 60 days of the date of that denial. At reconsideration, the previous evidence is reevaluated and any new evidence is considered, and a new determination is made.
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