The proposed 2018 federal budget that the President is sending to Congress cuts the budget for the Department of Health and Human Services by 12.6%, amounting to $16 billion. These budget cuts are likely to cause further downsizing of staff at the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, where disability cases are heard, and the field …
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has revised its listing for asthma (3.03), effective October 7, 2016. If you meet a listing, provided you do not have a job, you will be considered disabled without regard to your age, education or work history. The new listing includes criteria that are based upon displaying a forced expiration …
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has revised its neurological listings, effective Sept. 29, 2016. The listing for Epilepsy has been significantly reorganized. The current listing distinguishes between convulsive epilepsy (grand mal or psychomotor) and nonconvulsive epilepsy (petit mal, psychomotor, or focal). Under the current listing, if convulsive epileptic seizures occur monthly, in spite of three …
We’re pleased to announce that on February 20, 2015, Don Pilzer was recognized by the National Board of Trial Advocacy for his expertise in Social Security Disability Law. This culminated a rigorous selection process, which involved a day of testing; the submission of numerous U.S. District Court briefs; and the review of references from judges, …
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