Starting April 20, 2015, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will require disability claimants to submit any written evidence no later than five business days before the date of their scheduled hearing. It also requires representatives to submit all known evidence that relates to whether the person is disabled – whether it is supportive of disability…
Having spoken with thousands of disability applicants throughout the years, I’ve compiled the following list of the most common errors you can make as an application for Social Security Disability. Failing to get regular medical care. Without regular medical care, you can’t substantiate your claim. If there’s no medical evidence of a medical condition, your…
Decisions in Social Security Disability cases are highly driven by your age, particularly when you reach the age of 50 or 55. Many decisions hinge entirely on your age, and you’re awarded only as of when you reach the appropriate date of birth corresponding with the favorable age category. Sometimes, age categories are applied in…
When you have a hearing in your Social Security Disability case, expect a vocational expert to be present – either in person or on the phone. The vocational expert’s job is to advise the judge about the demands of your past jobs – both as you performed them and how others in the same jobs…
Those us familiar with the workings of the Social Security Disability program have noticed, nationwide, a severe decline in the allowance rate – particularly at the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) level of review. Our perception has been that mental and psychological cases aren’t being awarded as much as they used to be in the past…
