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On April 6, 2023, the Social Security Advisory Board (SSAB) issued a report regarding the Social Security Administration and their partnership with what is called the Disability Determination Service agencies. You may not know that the Social Security Administration...
This question depends on what type of Social Security disability benefits a person is receiving. If you are receiving Social Security disability benefits (SSDI) based on your own work record, your benefits will not be affected by divorce. However, SSDI benefits can be...
In some cases, Social Security may assign a representative payee to help claimants manage their benefits when Social Security determines that the individual would be unable to do so by themselves. Social Security usually selects a representative payee from someone...
During the pandemic, in order to have a hearing with an Administrative Law Judge at the Office of Hearing Operations (OHO), one had to agree to either a phone hearing or a Teams hearing over Microsoft video. The Social Security Office of Hearing Operations was closed...
On March 31, 2023, the Social Security Board of Trustees released its annual report on the financial status and security of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) and Disability Insurance (DI) trust funds. According to the 2023 Trustees Report, the combined asset...
If you have served in the military and have sustained injuries while on active duty, you may be entitled to an expedited claim with the Social Security Administration. A case is designated as critical under Military Casualty/Wounded Warrior (MC/WW) status with the...
Years of working in a manufacturing facility or steel mill have done some damage to your body, you can’t keep working. You don’t really have any skills that transfer to sedentary work, which is really all you can do. At your age, you feel like you’re both too old to...
If you have a phone and a Social Security number, then you have likely gotten calls over the years regarding scammers contacting you to say your Social Security number has been compromised. Perhaps they wanted you to pay a fee to fix it or confirm all your other...
Many people filing for Social Security Disability benefits may not have a family member, spouse or friends that can pay their bills or support them while they are out of work. If you are capable of performing substantial gainful work activity, you will not meet the...
I am often asked by clients who have recently been approved for Social Security disability when they will receive their monthly benefit check from Social Security. The schedule of Social Security benefit payments depends on what type of claim for which you are...