Intelligent, Aggressive Representation For The Injured And Disabled
Most car accidents are caused by individuals who fail to abide by motor vehicle laws and/or criminal laws. Liability is often clear based on who failed to yield right of way. Punitive damages apply if the offending driver is DUI, acts intentionally, is driving more...
One of the many problems I hear over and over again is the frustration of veterans and their families in contacting the VA. There are several ways I recommend to do this.First, you can go to a VA Regional Office and speak to someone. A list of the VA Regional Offices...
Many claimants think that only their "worst problems" are considered by the Administrative Law Judge. This is not true. In a Social Security Disability claim, the Administrative Law Judge has to determine the claimant's residual functional capacity. Residual...
The simple answer is yes, the government can take part of your backpay and monthly checks to repay any money that you owe the federal government, including student loan money. In 1996, Congress passed the Debt Collection Improvement Act. This Act allows the government...
No one is ever "too young" to get Social Security Disability benefits. It is true, however, that your age does matter. For the purposes of this discussion, I will only be talking about adults (people over 18 years old) who are applying for disability. If you are under...
Social Security disability cases involving seizure disorders (both grand mal, or tonic clonic, and petit mal) can be some of the toughest to win. This is because many of these cases hinge on exactly how often you have a seizure. To read more about the Social...
If you have a Social Security Disability Insurance Benefit or Supplemental Security Income claim, you will probably have a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). The issue to be decided in most hearings is whether there are jobs in significant numbers in...
Statistically speaking, more people win their case after a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge than at the initial level. However, some people will receive an unfavorable decision after their hearing. So, what happens next?The next step in a Social Security...
Today I received in the mail a copy of a Favorable Decision issued for one of my clients. After fighting tooth and nail with the Social Security Administration for over five years, the Administrative Law Judge awarded the case, finding my client entitled to Social...
A brief explanation of what your date last insured means can be found here. But what happens if your date last insured is a date in the past? This can create particular problems in your Social Security disability case. If your DLI is in the very recent past (for...