Indiana Social Security Disability Attorney

Tom S. Ebbinghouse, Attorney At Law, Social Security Disability Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana Social Security Disability Attorney header image 4

Entries Tagged as 'Social Security'

SSA To Use Computers to Analyze Disability Claims In Indiana

June 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Delay, General, Medical Impairment

The Indianapolis Star reports that Kia Green, a spokeswoman for Social Security, has stated that Social Security will use computers to perform an “intelligent analysis” of medical records that it receives through the Indiana Network for Patient Care (INPC) that is operated by The Regenstrief Institute. I reported the original press release about what The [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ···················

Tom S. Ebbinghouse To Teach Lawyers Social Security Disability at Indiana State Bar Association Conference

May 10th, 2010 · No Comments · General

I will teach attorneys about  Social Security Disability at the Indiana State Bar Association Solo and Small Firm Conference in June. According to the Indiana State Bar Association, this annual conference attracts over 200 attorneys who will have the opportunity to learn from both national and Indiana speakers. You can read the list of seminars [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ··········

Processing Time for Indianapolis Social Security Disability Hearings Falls Again!

May 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Delay, General, Hearings, SSA

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 [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ················

Indianapolis Social Security Disability Cases Appeal Processing Time Continues to Fall!

February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Delay, General, Hearings, SSA, Social Security Disability Benefits Denial Indiana

The processing time for appeals that go to hearing in Indianapolis continues to fall. At the end of November 2009, the average processing time from the Request for Hearing was 579 days.  In June of 2008 it was 896 days and in April 2009 it was 738 days.  As I noted in my June 12, [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ············

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 [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ························