The processing time for Indianapolis Social Security Disability Hearings at the Office of Adjudication and Review (ODAR) has fallen again. As reported elsewhere on this site, in November 2009, the number of days from the filing of a Request for Hearing until the case was completed at the hearing site averaged 579 days. In April [...]
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Processing Time for Indianapolis Social Security Disability Hearings Falls Again!
May 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Delay, General, Hearings, SSA
Tags: Adjudication·Benefit From·Claimant·Disability Benefits·Disability Claim·Disability Hearings·Evansville Indiana·Ft Wayne·Ft Wayne Indiana·Heariings·Indianapolis·Indianapolis Office·Odar·Postings·Processing Time·Social Security·Social Security Disability
Social Security Compassionate Allowances Expanded For Disability
February 12th, 2010 · No Comments · General, Medical Impairment, Rules, SSA
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. The new conditions range from adult brain disorders [...]
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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 you [...]
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 have been diagnosed with bipolar [...]
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