Today is the 3-year anniversary of the first post on this blog. Over 400 posts have followed that first one. There has been much to talk about over the years. Social Security disability law is surprisingly complicated, and behind every claim is a different personal story.
This blog has become part of my life as…
A medical source statement is an opinion from your doctor regarding the nature and severity of your limitations due to your medically-determinable impairments. A medical source statement is often simply a form that is completed and signed by your doctor setting forth the doctor’s opinion regarding your functional limitations.
The SSA must give controlling weight…
I had a hearing yesterday where I thought I would be able to finally invoke the worn out worker rule. This is an offbeat provision in the Social Security regulations that grants benefits at step 5 of the sequential evaluation for a worker who fits a particular vocational profile. This is the "worn…
Every two weeks, I publish links to notable posts from the Social Security disability blogs. And sometimes I add a picture of my daughter Bridget, shown above.
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Having to complete the Disability Report – Appeal (Form SSA-3441-BK) means that your claim has been denied. This form accompanies the appeal of the unfavorable determination of your application for Social Security disability benefits.
That initial denial is often a shock to people who have applied for disability benefits because they can no longer…
Social Security periodically conducts continuing disability reviews (CDRs) of those receiving disabillty or SSI benefits. See 20 C.F.R. 404.1589.
A medical review determines if an individual continues to meet the medical requirements to collect disability benefits. If the person does not meet the medical requirements, the SSA may stop the disability benefits. These reviews…
Every other Friday, I publish links to a selection of notable posts from the disability blogs.
I have linked to four posts written this week about the remarkable lawsuit against the SSA alleging anti-claimant bias by five administrative law judges in the Queens, NY hearing office. Here is the New York Times article on the…
Every other Friday, I publish links to recent notable posts from the Social Security disability blogs. From time to time, I also take the opportunity to show a recent picture of my daughter Bridget, who will have her first birthday this month.
Here are the recent notable posts from the disability blogs:
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Every two weeks, I publish links to a selection of notable posts from the Social Security Disability Blogs.
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I always spend some time talking with my clients after a Social Security disability hearing to discuss how the hearing went. It is a chance to look back and tell the client what was good (and bad), and give a prognosis. There is a great deal at stake at these hearings, and I want the
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