I recently saw an article on the Social Security Disability Lawyer by attorney Gordon Gates about it not being the diagnosis but the severity of the impairment that is important. He states:
“When talking with Social Security disability claimants, I often hear a statement like “I can’t work because I [...]
Entries from June 22nd, 2009
Medical Diagnosis Alone Is Not Enough in Social Security Disability Case
June 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · General, Medical Impairment, Rules, SSA
Tags: Claimant·Degenerative Disc Disease·Disability Attorney·Disability Claim·Disability Claimants·Fibromyalgia·Functional Limitations·Medical Care·Medical Diagnosis·Medical Disability·Medical Impairment·Medical Providers·Medical Records·Medical Source·Severity·Social Security·Social Security Disability·Social Security Disability Lawyer·Source Statement·SSA
Indianapolis Social Security Disability Cases Appeal Processing Time April 2009
June 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Delay, General, Hearings, Medical Treatment, SSA
The good news is that the processing time for appeals that go to hearing in Indianapolis has fallen when compared to the times from June 2008. The average processing time in Indianapolis measured from the Request for Hearing was 896 days at the end of June 2008. At the end of April 2009, [...]
Tags: Appeals·April·Bad News·Burden of Proof·Delay·Disability·Disability Cases·Disability Claim·Hearings·Indianapolis·Long Wait·medcial treatment·Medical Condition·Processing Time·Social Security·Social Security Disability
Indiana To Have Additional Hearing Office for Social Security Disability Claim Appeals
June 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Delay, General, Hearings, SSA
According to David V. Foster, Deputy Commissioner of Social Security, in his June 5, 2009 Deputy Commissioner Broadcast to Social Security employees, Indiana will have an additional hearing office to hear appeals of denials of Social Security Disability claims. The new office is to be in Valparaiso, IN and is supposed to be up and [...]
Tags: Appeals·Backlog·Broadcast·David Foster·Denials·Deputy Commissioner·Disability·Disability Claim·Disability Claims·Hearing Office·Hearings·Rules·Security Employees·Social Security·Social Security Disability·SSA·Valparaiso
Most People Still Turned Down on Initial Social Security Disability Benefits Application in Indiana
June 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Attorney Representation, General, Hearings, Rules, Social Security Disability Benefits Denial Indiana
The report for Fiscal Year 2008 is out on the Initial and Reconsideration denial rates for Indiana. 63.8% of the Initial Applications for disability benefits were denied and at the Reconsideration level 93.2% were denied. These levels have not changed much since last year.
Most people tell me that they have heard that ‘everyone gets [...]
Tags: Denial Rates·Disability·Disability Benefits·Disability Benefits Application·Disability Claim·Disability Determination Bureau·Fiscal Year·hire a lawyer·hire an attorney·Initial Applications·Odds·People·Security Disability Benefits·Social Security·Social Security Application·Social Security Disability·Social Security Disability Benefits