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Stong Case Undermined by Simple Problem (Maybe) 26 Jul 2013 | 01:33 am
I tried an interesting case this week that illustrates the importance of presenting a complete case to your judge. My case involved a man in his early thirties with a significant hip problem. He had...
Obesity and SSDI 2 Jul 2013 | 01:05 am
The American Medical Association recently released a report 1 officially recognizing obesity as a disease. With one in three Americans falling in the obese or super-obese BMI spectrum, the AMA hopes ...
Social Security Disability Again the Subject of Congressional Inquiry 25 Jun 2013 | 09:09 pm
CBS News reports this morning that the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will begin hearings on Thursday, June 27 about the role of administrative law judges in awarding benefits. Criti...
How to Coordinate Social Security Disability with Social Security Retirement Benefits 8 Jun 2013 | 09:13 pm
A number of my Social Security disability clients are in their late 50′s or early 60′s and they have questions about the impact of disability payments on Social Security retirement payments and vice v...
Disabling Traumatic Brain Injuries Can Arise from a Single Concussion 30 Apr 2013 | 06:20 am
Concussions have been in the news lately because stories about retired football players who are fighting cognitive loss, memory issues and severe depression that arises from brain injury. Athletes lik...
New Information Available About Social Security’s Work Incentive Programs 17 Apr 2013 | 09:08 pm
Social Security disability programs are running out of money. As such Social Security executives are looking for ways to reduce the outflow of dollars. One effort has been to tighten up eligibility ...
Your Lump Sum Payment for Past Due Benefits may be at Risk from Child Support Collection Companies 4 Mar 2013 | 08:54 am
Recently the Social Security disability lawyer discussion group on LinkedIn contained an interesting thread about child support issues. Child Support and Social Security disability matters tend to dr...
Genitourinary Impariment Listing URL Updated 10 Feb 2013 | 11:12 pm
The Social Security Administration has changed the URL for Listing No. 6.00 – Genitourinary Impairments. This is a change to the syntax of the Bluebook 1. Previously, the URL read as follows: http:/...
Absence of Political Influence Costs Social Security Disability Claimants 28 Jan 2013 | 10:05 pm
I have no doubt that a significant percentage of disability claimants denied by Social Security judges do have significant medical or mental health problems that would prevent them from performing com...
How do I Win for a Medical Condition that Cannot be Seen on a Diagnostic Test 10 Nov 2012 | 03:24 am
I get a lot of questions about fibromyalgia and other medical conditions that rely on subjective reporting by patients. These cases are definitely getting more difficult to win. Here is a question s...
