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Entries from July 15th, 2008

SGA – Substantial Gainful Activity- Presumptive Amounts

July 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Attorney Representation, Delay, General, Impairment Related Work Expenses, Medical Impairment, Rules, SSA, Substantial Gainful Activity

At Step One of the Five Step Sequential Analysis , Social Security determines if you are engaged in Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA). When you work for someone else and are not self-employed, SSA usually uses a “rule of thumb” to determine if someone is engaged in SGA. According to this “rule of thumb” if you [...]

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The Whole Truth

July 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Attorney Representation, General, Hearings, Medical Impairment, Rules, SSA

Sometimes claimants forget that in the questions that Social Security asks, they are always really asking: “how does your medical impairment keep you from working?” Social Security asks a lot of questions about what you do during the day. These types of questions are about your activities of daily living. The idea is that if [...]

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Five Step Sequential Evaluation

July 7th, 2008 · No Comments · Attorney Representation, Delay, General, Hearings, Medical Impairment, Medical Treatment, Rules, SSA

Social Security uses a 5 step sequential evaluation process to decide your claim.

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Celebrate Our Liberty and Rights

July 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Attorney Representation, Delay, General, Hearings, Medical Impairment, Rules

I hope you have a fun and safe Fourth of July. It is a great time to celebrate our liberty and rights. The holiday is known as Independence Day because our forefathers had to fight for our liberty and rights. The government of that time (British) did not want to recognize the rights that we [...]

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