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Again, yes!  Sort of.  In a prior blog entry, I discussed what impact working may have on drawing Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB).  To complement it, I thought I would today focus on what impact working may have on drawing Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.

Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives released a proposed FY 2109 budget that it believes will balance the budget in nine years.

A Brighter Future

The body boasts that if it is ultimately adopted “[b]y building on economic growth and addressing unsustainable government spending, this budget for fiscal year 2019 provides a responsible plan that will ensure A Brighter American Future.”  (Its emphasis, not mine.)

Yes! Sort of.

How So?

In several of my blog posts I have examined what symptomatology the Social Security Administration (SSA) looks for when reviewing medical records for the purposes of awarding disability benefits.  In today’s blog post I’m going to talk about another common ailment that I see a lot of in my disability practice, Chronic Heart Failure (CHF), and how the SSA determines the severity of their impact on a claimant’s

In several of my blog posts I have examined what symptomatology the Social Security Administration (SSA) looks for when reviewing medical records for the purposes of awarding disability benefits.  In today’s blog post I’m going to talk about another common ailment category that I see a lot of in my disability practice, Chronic Respiratory Disorders, and how the SSA determines the severity of their impact on a

In a number of my blog posts I have examined what criteria the Social Security Administration (SSA) looks for when evaluating physical and emotional ailments for the purposes of awarding disability benefits. A simple diagnosis is never enough.

The vast majority of my Social Security disability clients are those whose initial application for benefits have been denied and are ready to appeal the agency’s unfavorable decision.  This takes the form of a Request for Hearing by Administrative Law Judge. Today I thought I’d post a bit about the latest data available on SSA disability hearings in Alabama.

In several of my blog posts I have touched on particular ailments and how they are addressed in Social Security (SSA) disability claims.

I have seen a number of variations of what I broadly refer to as "seizure disorders" over the years of my SSA disability practice. Whether emanating from some malformation in the brain, a traumatic brain injury or epilepsy, etc., these ailments can have a devastating effect on a person's employability through no fault of their own.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced that it would be passing along a roughly two percent Cost-Of-Living Adjustment (COLA) to about 60 plus million Social Security recipients next year.