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Many individuals entitled to disability benefits are denied by the Social Security Administration on a daily basis. Although the Social Security Administration does not require you to have a disability attorney, there are numerous benefits to hiring a disability...
Currently SSA is processing and approving claims for same-sex spouses of retired workers if the couple is married and currently living in a state that recognizes same-sex marriages. But what if you live in Mobile or Pensacola or Biloxi? Alabama, Florida, and...
A recent decision in a Federal District Court held that a nurse's treating records for Social Security disability cases must be considered by the Administrative Law Judge, despite the same not being considered "acceptable medical sources".In the case, Taylor v....
The United States House of Representatives voted this week to give final approval to a bill giving disabled veterans and veterans' survivors a 1.5 percent cost of living increase. The United States Senate voted on the 1.5 percent COLA increase in October so if, as...
Remember those Social Security statements you used to receive in the mail each year around your birthday? You may have noticed that you no longer receive those. Due to budget concerns, Social Security stopped mailing them out. Now, however, you can access them online!...
Nearly 80,000 Vietnam veterans were discharged under other than honorable conditions. Being discharged under other than honorable conditions prevents those Vietnam veterans from receiving veteran's disability benefits. How many of those veterans discharges could have...
From all of us at Gardberg & Kemmerly, P.C., we want to wish everyone along the Gulf Coast a Happy Thanksgiving. Stay safe!
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has effectively made a change to the term, "mental retardation". Effective September 3, 2013, the SSA has replaced mental retardation with "intellectual disability" with regard to they way discuss the listing of impairments....
According to a September 2013 Kiplinger Washington Editors survey of 1,000 veterans between the ages of 50 and 70, 7 out of 10 veterans did not know, or underestimated, the impact of filing for Social Security Disability benefits prior to the age of 70. Currently,...
Due to the federal government shutdown, the Social Security Administration has yet to release the official Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2014. The COLA associated with Social Security disability benefits, usually released in mid-October, will become effective...