Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, announced that the agency is adding 38 more conditions to its list of Compassionate Allowances. This is the first expansion since the original list of 50 conditions – 25 rare diseases and 25 cancers – was announced in October 2008. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Disability Claim'
Social Security Compassionate Allowances Expanded For Disability
February 12th, 2010 · No Comments · General, Medical Impairment, Rules, SSA
Tags: Adjudicators·Adult Brain·Alzheimer·Brain Disorders·Cancers·Cognitive Impairment·Disability Benefits·Disability Claim·Disability Decision·Emotional Toll·Enormous Challenges·Invaluable Assistance·Marty Ford·Medical·Medical Conditions·Michael J Astrue·National Institutes Of Health·National Organization For Rare Disorders·Public Hearings·Quality Of Life·Rare Diseases·Saltonstall·Social Security·Social Security Disability·Supplemental Security Income
Substantial Gainful Activity Amount For 2010 SSA Disability
October 26th, 2009 · No Comments · 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 [...]
Tags: Blind Individuals·Disability·Disability Claim·Rule Of Thumb·Rules·Self Employed·Sequential Analysis·Sga·Social Security·SSA·substanail gainful activity·Substantial Gainful Activity·Year 2000
Medical Diagnosis Alone Is Not Enough in Social Security Disability Case
June 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · General, Medical Impairment, Rules, SSA
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 [...]
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