Intelligent, Aggressive Representation For The Injured And Disabled
Since January 2012, the Social Security Office of Disability Adjudication & Review has been withholding the name of the ALJ for all upcoming disability hearings. We feel that this is much to the detriment of both representatives and claimants. But hopefully a...
Social Security provides survivor benefits to families that have experienced a loss of a family wage earner. Social Security helps those families by providing income for those families. Who can get benefits? A widow or widower may be elgivle to receive full benefits...
It's officially Mardi Gras season, and that means it's time for celebration!If you live in Mobile, Daphne, Fairhope, Bay Minette, Orange Beach, or Gulf Shores, you can find your local parade schedules at If you live in Pensacola, check out your local events at...
Many people, including Social Security practitioners, believe that a person is disabled if they are unable to perform a full range of sedentary work.That is not always true.Although a residual functional capacity (RFC) for less than a full range of sedentary work...
The attorneys at Gardberg and , P.C., think that it is important to highlight a very important age for people applying for Social Security Disability benefits. Fifty (50) years of age is that important age for those seeking Social Security Disability benefits. Why is...
The Social Security Administration will add symptomatic Huntington’s Disease to its Compassionate Allowances program for adults by the end of 2012. The Social Security Administration’s Compassionate Allowances Program allows a fast track to disability decisions for...
Whether a person receives earned or unearned income can make a difference in whether they can receive Supplemental Security Income. This is because a person’s income also determines if they are eligible for SSI. If a person’s income is more than the maximum benefit...
If you are a Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income recipient, you can expect a 1.7 percent increase in 2013. According to Social Security, the 1.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin in January 2013, benefitting more than 56...
Financial problems can mount when a person is seeking disability benefits. That person is usually prevented from earning an income because of an injury or sickness, but the bills continue. To further complicate the matter, the length of time from the point a hearing...
When someone files a claim for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits or for Supplemental Security Income, they are claiming they are disabled and cannot work. Disability is defined as the “inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of...