For more than a year, we have heard on the news about how funding is set to run out on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits unless Congress does something fast. According to a recent news article from the Buffalo News, it seems we are still headed down this dangerous…
Cline v. Colvin, a case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, deals with the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program run by the United States Social Security Administration (SSA). In Cline, claimant applied for SSI benefits in November of 2009 and asserted she was disabled by…
Copeland v. Colvin, an appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, involves claimant who filed an application for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits in November of 2009. Claimant asserted her disability was based upon knee trouble, heart disease, back…
Applying for disability benefits is a complicated process that often seems like it is stacked against claimants who know little about how the system works. It is for that reason that one of the best things claimants can do is to consult with a disability benefits attorney as early in…
Lott, Jr. v. Colvin, an appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, involved claimant who was claiming disability due to insulin-dependent diabetes, high blood pressure, and a mental disorder. A clinical psychologist, Dr. Nichols, diagnosed claimant with psychotic disorder, not otherwise specified (NOS). However he…
When political arguments arise about the future of the Social Security Disability Insurance benefits system, it is far too easy to look at statistics and forget there are real people involved. A Boston disability benefits lawyer knows the benefits program provided by the Social Security Administration serves as an important…
Disabled individuals applying for Social Security Disability benefits face myriad problems if their initial benefits claim is denied. Appealing becomes necessary, and it can take a year or so to even get a hearing. Once you finally get before an administrative law judge (ALJ), many claims are denied. Having a…
In 2011 as part of a cost-saving measure, the Social Security Administration (SSA) discontinued mailing out annual benefits statements letting people know what they were entitled to receive from the SSA. Instead of mailing out the hard copies of the statements, the SSA would instead email copies. However, this decision…
Many people attack the Social Security Disability Insurance benefits program because they claim too many people get benefits or take advantage of the program because they don’t want to work. A Boston disability lawyer knows this is untrue and those who seek benefits do so because they cannot have jobs…
Ponder v. Colvin, an appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, involved a claimant who alleged she had been disabled since January of 2005. Her claim for total disability was based upon depression, anxiety, swelling in her hands and feet, joint deterioration, obesity, chronic obstructive…