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Social Security Administration Loses Attorneys' Social Security Numbers
Applicants for Social Security disability benefits as well as attorneys say “if I ran my business the way the Social Security Administration runs its, I would be out of business!”
In defense of many employees of the Social Security Administration (SSA), there are good, helpful, courteous, enlightened, and compassionate people working in the Social Security Administration.
Social Security Disability Benefits - General Overview
The Social Security Administration pays benefits under two programs: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Social Security disability benefits are available for people who are found eligible by the Social Security Administration.
Do I Need An Attorney?
There is no regulation which states you need an attorney. However, you have a significantly better chance of winning your claim for Social Security disability benefits if you have an attorney representing you.
How Long Will It Take To Get Benefits
The amount of time it will take you to obtain Social Security disability benefits depends on a number of factors.
Your location in the United States affects how long it will take you to obtain Social Security disability benefits.
Do I Qualify for Social Security Disability Benefits?
To be considered “disabled” by the Social Security Administration, you must have a disease or condition which has lasted, or is expected to last, at least 12 months, or result in death. This disease or condition must make you unable to do any of your past work.
How Could They Deny Me?
You are not the only one who opened a letter from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and found a Notice of Decision denying your application for Social Security disability benefits.
Nor, are you the only one who received a denial letter after you appealed the denial you received in your Notice of Decision.
Heart Breaking Disparity Among Judges
Hundreds of claims scheduled to be heard at the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) Baltimore, Maryland this Fall have been reassigned to administrative law judges (ALJ's) from Dover, Delaware (ODAR Dover). The alleged reason is the significant backlog of claims at ODAR Baltimore. If your claim is not awarded at the initial or reconsideration level of the application process for Social Security disability benefits, you may request a hearing.
Family Violence and Your Social Security Number
The Social Security Administration may help you if you are a victim of family violence. In order to reduce the risk of further violence, you may have chosen to leave an abusive situation, to relocate, and to establish a new identity.
Musculoskeletal Impairments
1.02 Major dysfunction of a joint(s) (due to any cause): Characterized by gross anatomical deformity (e.g., subluxation, contracture, bony or fibrous ankylosis, instability) and chronic joint pain and stiffness with signs of limitation of motion or other abnormal motion of the affected joint(s), and findings on appropriate medically acceptable imaging of joint space narrowing, bony destruction, or ankylosis of the affected joint(s). With: