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EXPLAIN SOCIAL SECURITY'S WAITING PERIODS
Like many benefit plans, Social Security benefits don't begin immediately. Here are some of Social Security disability's waiting periods...
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Mar 4, 20242 min read
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HOW IS SSDI DIFFERENT FROM SSI?
The Social Security Administration has two disability programs. One is Social Security disability or SSDI for short. It's intended for...
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Feb 29, 20242 min read
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WHAT CAN STOP YOUR DISABILITY BENEFITS?
Social Security disability (SSDI) benefits continue as long as you are disabled under the Social Security rules and are not working....
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Feb 22, 20242 min read
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WHAT TYPE OF DECISIONS CAN JUDGES MAKE ON YOUR SSDI CLAIM?
After an administrative law judge (ALJ) holds a hearing on your Social Security disability (SSDI) claim, (s)he may issue one of the...
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Feb 22, 20242 min read
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JUDGES HAVE VARYING APPROVAL RATES
"Some judges pay 90 percent of the cases they hear while others only pay 10 percent." Administrative Law Judges have the final say about...
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Feb 19, 20241 min read
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WHY YOU MAY NOT WANT SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS.....
WHY YOU MAY NOT WANT SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS IF YOU CAN AVOID THEM: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) can help...
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Feb 19, 20241 min read
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CAN VETERANS GET SSDI DISABILITY?
Yes, veterans may also qualify for Social Security disability benefits in addition to any VA benefits. Here are some facts about SSDI...
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Feb 17, 20242 min read
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WHAT IT TAKES TO GET SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY (SSDI)
What is SSDI? Social Security Disability Insurance covers workers against loss of wages due to severe, long term disability. This...
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Feb 17, 20242 min read
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HOW WILL A DISABILITY ADVOCATE HELP YOU?
Specifically, here are some of the things that a good disability attorney-advocate will do for you: Gather and analyze medical records...
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Feb 16, 20242 min read
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RIDICULOUS JOBS THAT MAY DENY YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS
Could your Social Security disability benefit be denied because they think you can perform one of these jobs? Horse Identifier DOT Code...
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Feb 15, 20241 min read
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APPEAL OR A NEW APPLICATION?
Most Social Security disability claims are denied. If that happens, which is the better option: File an Appeal or file a new...
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Feb 6, 20242 min read
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MARTIN J. O'MALLEY IS NEW SOCIAL SECURITY COMMISSIONER
DATELINE ----- DECEMBER 19, 2023 Martin J. O'Malley has sworn in today as the new Commissioner of the Social Security Administration,...
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Dec 21, 20232 min read
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HOW TO PREPARE FOR A HEARING BY PHONE
Since the advent of the COVID pandemic in 2020, Social Security has held a majority of its disabiity hearings by telephone, as opposed to...
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Dec 18, 20233 min read
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WHY YOU SHOULD APPEAL YOUR DISABILITY DENIAL
7 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD APPEAL YOUR DISABILITY DENIAL 1. The decision is probably wrong. The majority of denials are based on bad...
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Dec 13, 20232 min read
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PACKAGE & DELIVERY SCAMS
PACKAGE & DELIVERY SCAMS THAT ARE OUT TO GET YOU Yesterday I got 12 junk emails with tags like..... Are you still interested in your...
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Dec 11, 20231 min read
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NEW APPLICATION or APPEAL?
Let me be brutally honest: Social Security denies almost 9 out of 10 disability claims in Alabama and Tennessee. You should NOT file a...
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Nov 28, 20232 min read
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YOUR ODDS OF GETTING SSDI
Chances of Social Security Disability Approval at the “Initial Application” Level At the first (called “Initial Application”) level, only...
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Nov 20, 20233 min read
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DISABILITY FOR CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE (CHF)
You might think that Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) would automatically qualify for Social Security Disability (SSDI) benefits. That's...
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Oct 15, 20233 min read
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5 Types of Social Security Disability DENIALS
The Social Security decision-making process has 5 mandatory steps. You can get a denial at several steps or "stages." STEP 1 DENIAL. ...
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Oct 15, 20231 min read
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SGA: SUBSTANTIAL GAINFUL ACTIVITY
If you apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, you will hear the term "Substantial Gainful Activity" or SGA...
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Oct 2, 20233 min read
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