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2015 Fuse Project Dragon Boat Festival This past weekend I had the pleasure of participating in the Fuse Project's Dragon Boat Festival. I, along with several other young lawyers and professionals, formed a team to not only compete, but to fundraise for this wonderful...
Substantial Gainful Activity Level for 2015To be eligible for Social Security disability benefits, a person must be unable to engage in substantial gainful activity (SGA). A person earning more than a certain amount of money per month is considered to be engaging in...
SUBMITTING NEW EVIDENCE IN YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY CASE(20 C.F.R. 405.331)The foundation for any successful Social Security disability claim is supporting medical records. Under Social Security's regulations, you should submit any new evidence you have to...
Social Security Administrative Law Judges Cannot Rely on Opinions of Single Decision Makers to Grant or Deny Social Security Benefits In a memorandum to all Regional Chief Administrative Law Judges, Acting Associate Chief Administrative Law Judge John P. Costello...
Consultative Examinations for Social Security DisabilityIn many cases, Social Security will pay for you to see a doctor. This is called a consultative examination. Sometimes it is with an internal medicine doctor. Other times it is a specialist, such as a...
Interim BenefitsAfter a hearing with an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), the ALJ will issue a decision on whether or not a person applying for Social Security disability is disabled. If the ALJ finds the Claimant to be disabled, the ALJ will issue a Fully Favorable...
Your Dependents May Be Eligible to Receive Benefits if You Are on Disability A lot of people do not know about important benefits that are available to the dependents of a disabled worker. That means that if you are disabled and received Disability Insurance...
Workers Compensation Benefits Can Reduce Your Social Security Disability BenefitsIt is not uncommon for clients to file for Social Security disability benefits after suffering a serious on-the-job injury. Social Security is, after all, directly connected to whether...
Administrative Law Judges Sue Social Security Administration Over QuotasIn a federal lawsuit filed on April 18, 2013, the Association of Administrative Law Judges challenged the Social Security Administration and its imposition of an agency-wide quota requiring all...
Vocational Expert Testimony in a Social Security Disability Hearing Vocational Expert testimony appears in almost every hearing involving Social Security disability benefits. A Vocational Expert (VE) is an independent contractor with the Social Security Administration...