A recent news article from The Atlantic takes a look at how disability benefits have become a partisan issue. If you watch any of the comments made by Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, you can easily see that they are on very different sides of this issue, but the question…
There is an oft-made argument this election that many people receiving disability benefits would rather sit at home and collect a monthly benefits check than go work. This could not be farther from the truth, as the vast majority of people on disability would much rather be healthy and working than collecting a Social…
If you are receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, you are likely to also qualify for Medicare. This is important, since you may require many costly medical procedures. On the other hand, if the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) determines that you…
In Taylor v. Colvin, a case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, claimant was a woman in her 20s who was tested to have an IQ between 70 and 75. This was in addition to her already diagnosed intellectual disabilities. Court records indicated that during…
As discussed in a recent news feature from Fox News, the United States Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program is now a part of the Social Security Act that went into effect 81 years ago. The act originally only created the Social Security payments to senior citizens under the program…
According to a recent news feature from WCNC News, there was an understandably strong reaction from the social media community when a man who had three limbs amputated was denied for Social Security disability benefits. She suffered from a very serious infection known as sepsis and almost died. She was…
When you first go to file a Social Security disability benefits claim, you will need to provide a great deal of information to the United States Social Security Administration (SSA). The SSA is the agency that runs the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) programs and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI)…
Over the past few months, there has been a lot of coverage about one administrative law judge (ALJ) who was and still is working for the United States Social Security Administration (SSA). This judge allegedly would write down notes about applicants who came before him for administrative hearings when their…
According to a recent news feature from AL.com, a former administrative law judge (ALJ) has been arraigned on federal criminal charges related to allegations that he had sex with a disabled woman in exchange for awarding her benefits and then tried to cover it up by destroying evidence. An administrative…
In Fischer v. Colvin, a case from the Untied States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, claimant applied for disability benefits from the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) in February 2012. It should be noted that U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is the federal appeals…