Curvin v. Colvin, an appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, involved claimant who filed for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. In March 2010, claimant applied for disability benefits after becoming disabled in January of 2009. Her disabilities included glaucoma, trouble sleeping, thyroid disease,…
With the upcoming war in Congress over whether to increase funding to the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, the issue is getting a lot of press. Recently, according to a news article from MSNBC, Senator Rand Paul has gone on record claiming many SSDI beneficiaries are gaming the system…
With all the troops forward deployed to places like Iraq and Afghanistan during the global war on terror, we are seeing more and more young men and women returning home from the battlefield with severe and permanent disabilities. Some of these disabilities are physical in nature and involve loss of…
Much of the news coverage about the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program deals with the upcoming budget shortage, which may reduce benefits by 20 percent by 2016 should congress fail to act. However, a recent news article from Huffington Posts looks at how the system works for claimants and…
In Minnick v. Colvin, an appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, claimant saw his doctor in January of 2009 with complaints of lower back pain radiating down both legs. His doctor opined the pain was muscular in nature. He also found a secondary cause…
With changes in Congress we are seeing following this past election, it is hard to watch the national news or use the internet without hearing about what the next big fight will be. One of the issues that must be decided soon is what will happen to the Social Security…
According to a recent article from Media Bistro, a comedian passed out on the platform of a New York City subway station and was hit by a train. This occurred while she was coming from an audition to be on Saturday Night Live. The South Carolina comedian is still recovering…
Applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is long and complicated process that often proves too much to handle for unrepresented claimants. One of the major problems is that the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) has created a system that is essentially designed to deny most claims. In fact,…
Contrary to what we see on a regular basis, congressional representatives are claiming the Social Security Administration (SSA) is “wasting billions” because their administrative law judges (ALJ) rubberstamp applications for approval on a regular basis. Some of these applications, as noted, have already been denied at least two times before…