Every two weeks, I publish a roundup of notable articles from the Social Security disability blogs.
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There are many ways that a disability lawyer helps with your Social Security disability claim. I have a list of 7 ways that a Social Security lawyer can help. They are:
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Some physical conditions do not outwardly manifest themselves. So while you may not “look disabled” or be suffering from obvious pain, you may be suffering from symptoms that would prevent you from returning to your past work at step 4 or holding any full-time job at step 5 of the sequential evaluation (see #7 of …
It is with great regret that I learned that Judge Matthew J. Gormley, III died on Monday. Judge Gormley was a Manchester, New Hampshire administrative law judge for many years, and retired just three years ago.
Here is Judge Gormley's obituary.
Social Security has procedures to identify disability applicants who have very serious medical conditions that obviously meet disability standards, and to fast-track those claims so that they are granted quickly. These are called compassionate allowances.
The SSA website now has a page that explains compassionate allowances, and provides a complete list of the…
Rutgers law professor Jon Dubin has an article in the latest Administrative Law Review entitled “Overcoming Gridlock: Campbell after a Quarter-Century and Bureaucratically Rational Gap-Filling in Mass Justice Adjudication in the Social Security Administration’s Disability Programs” (follow this link to read an executive summary or download a free pdf of the article).
Aside from his…
Every other Friday, we publish links to recent notable articles from the disability blogs.
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Two years is the average time in Maine for a Social Security disability or SSI claim to get from an initial claim to an ALJ decision.
From the day you apply for disability benefits, the initial claim process takes 4 to 6 months. If your claim is denied (as 2 out of 3 are, on average), the…
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Baby Bridget opened her first Valentine's Day gift.
Here is a selection of recent notable posts from the disability blogs. This roundup is published every other Friday.
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