Social Security Administration Revises Its Medical Evidence Rules Earlier this year the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced the revision of its final rules regarding disability claims. These changes in policy took effect March 27, 2017 and the SSA had this to say about the changes made: We are revising our medical evidence rules. The revisions include […]
Yearly Archives: 2017
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We received a question via our website www.socialsecuritycorner.com from Wendy of Bakersfield Ca. concerning her recent denial of Social Security Disability benefits. Eric B. Brown took the time to answer Wendy's question.
Do You Meet The Social Security Administration’s Definition of Being Disabled? A disability can affect a person in many different ways. Quality of life, the ability to earn a living, families well being and financial security just to name a few. If you are indeed disabled and you are unable to work […]
Closed Period Social Security Disability As you may know the Social Security Administration’s regulations and policies can be complex, confusing and intimidating. The number of hoops that you have to jump through and documentation that you are asked to provide will deter some people from even attempting to obtain benefits. […]
America is drowning in debt. Millions are living paycheck to paycheck and worse. For a lot of Americans at the end of the day, payday has come and gone and still the ends do not meet. The average middle class household, those households with a net worth of $10,000 to […]
SSI Recipients Turning 18 According to the Social Security Administration, when a child receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits turns 18 they must be reevaluated by Social Security. This process is sometimes called an “age 18 redetermination.” You should know that the process in which an adult is assessed and […]
The largest mistake made by claimants, is when, and if they get denied for Social Security Disability, they fail to file an appeal altogether, or they fail to file an appeal in a timely fashion. The Social Security Administration only allows 60 days to file an appeal. The entire process […]
Most Common Social Security Disability Application Mistakes As we here at Jones Brown Law PLLC. have discussed in other posts, the entire Social Security disability application process is a challenging undertaking, and being approved for benefits can be equally as challenging. Approval rates vary depending on the state in which […]
Here’s a question: How long would you be able to get by without your usual paycheck after a serious illness or injury puts you out of work? Six months? One year? When and if disability becomes long-term or permanent, one thing is for sure, you will need additional, regular income […]
SSDI Benefits and Income Limits Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) is available to those who cannot work because of an established disability (physical or mental). In addition to meeting the SSA’s definition of disability, you must have worked long enough–and recently enough–under Social Security to be insured and qualify for disability […]