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Over 55 with back, neck or knee problems? You are Likely to Win Your...

If you are over age of 55 with orthopedic/musculoskeletal issues, there is a very good chance you fit the profile that will result in an approval by Social Security disability. As you may know, Social...

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Denied at Hearing? Why You Shouldn’t Give Up!

One of the most common misunderstandings I hear from clients and visitors to my Wednesday evening livestreams has to do with the role of the Appeals Council. As you may know, if the hearing judge...

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The Age 55 Paradox: How Social Security Quietly Shifts Disability Outcomes

When disability claimants first learn that turning 55 can dramatically change the outcome of a disability claim, they often assume it’s some kind of loophole, a kind of “soft retirement benefit”...

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Unlock Thousands in Social Security Disability Back-Pay with the Borderline...

One often-overlooked rule in Social Security disability cases can mean the difference between approval and denial—or even add thousands of dollars in back pay to your client’s award. That rule? The...

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What Does October 2025 Government Shutdown Mean for Social Security?

As all of you are undoubtedly aware, the federal government shut down on October 1, 2025 because Congress and the President could not come to an agreement regarding funding to keep the government open....

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Winning Social Security Disability Claims for Lyme Disease: What Works for Me

As a Social Security disability attorney, Lyme disease cases represent a complex, frustrating, and often misunderstood type of disabling chronic illness. While the acute phase of Lyme disease is widely...

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Continuing Disability Reviews – What You Need to Know

When you are approved for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), that approval is not necessarily permanent. SSA is putting increasing efforts into...

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Why Your Long Term Disability Insurance Company Can Demand That You Turn Over...

If you are receiving long term disability benefits, you can be certain that your LTD carrier will require you to file for Social Security disability. What is the practical effect of pursuing Social...

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Solving the Social Security Disability “Workers’ Compensation Problem”

If you have an active workers’ compensation case you most likely will find it difficult or impossible to find a Social Security disability lawyer to take your case. In this article I want to explain...

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Comedian John Oliver Explores the Social Security Disability Mess

Comedian John Oliver takes a cynical and very funny look at the Social Security disability and SSI system.  For those of you caught up in the nonsense, the humor may be a little bittersweet but...

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June 2024 Change in Past Work Look Back Benefits Claimants

The Social Security Administration has made a significant change in disability claim evaluation by reducing the number of years it will look at your past work. As of June 24, 2024, SSA will only...

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SSD Case Approval Rates – the 2023 Waterfall Chart

This is the 2023 Social Security disability “waterfall chart.”  It shows the approval/denial rates at all stages of the SSD process.  Compared to 2022, hearing approvals are down by around 6% (45%...

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How is this Even Remotely Acceptable?

This is a news story from a Colorado TV station.  If the video doesn’t play this is a news story about a Colorado woman with chronic back problems, sciatica, diabetes with neuropathy and other severe...

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What Can You do About a Social Security Disability Overpayment?

Recently I posted an article on this blog about working after being approved for Social Security disability. I pointed out that SSA’s “work incentive” programs are very confusing and extremely hard to...

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Working After You are Approved for Social Security Disability

I previously wrote a post about Social Security’s trial work period program but that was back in 2007 so its time for an update. One of my YouTube viewers wrote me the following which I decided to...

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Your SSI Payment is Not Enough? Can You Apply for SSDI to get More Money Each...

If you are receiving SSI payments you know that your monthly check does not go very far. In 2022, the maximum an individual can receive from SSI is $841 per month. Obviously $841 per month does not go...

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How to Win Your PTSD Social Security Disability Case

Why does Social Security make it so difficult to qualify for SSDI benefits due to PTSD and what do you really need to win? I have represented hundreds of clients in PTSD cases – some are military...

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Protected: Filing for Disability After Age 62 – How the Numbers Work

This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: The post Protected: Filing for Disability After Age 62 – How the Numbers Work appeared first on Social...

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Changes to the Social Security Attorney Fee Cap – What Does it Mean to You?

The Social Security Administration recently announced a small increase to the maximum attorney fee that lawyers representing disability claimants will be paid. As usual, SSA took a simple idea and made...

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Mental Health Disability Claims: Do You Have a Winning Case?

I have written about this issue before but, given the stress of the coronavirus pandemic, I think this question deserves another look because just about every case evaluation I see contains allegations...

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