WHAT IS EXPEDITED REINSTATEMENT (EXR) A process that allows a claimant to have his/her prior Social Security disability benefits restarted, in lieu of fling a new application for benefits. Promulgated under Code of Federal Regulations §404.1592b WHO IS ENTITLED TO EXR (404.1592C) If claimant was previously entitled to disability benefits under claimant’s own record of …
You may qualify for additional monthly disability benefits if you are a widow or a surviving divorced spouse. WIDOW BENEFITS Under certain circumstances, a disabled widow or widower of an insured wage earner may receive benefits on the deceased spouse’s earnings record. To obtain these benefits you must meet the following criteria: 1. You are …
SSR 11-1p general precludes the filing of a new disability application if there is a prior application pending at the Appeals Council. However, revisions in POMS DI 51501.001 provided an exception – new critical condition exception – which allows a claimant with an appeal pending at the Appeals Council to file a new application. Example: …
All claimants drawing disability benefits should be aware that Congress has increased funding for Continuing Disability Reviews. These are reviews that occur from time to time to make sure that claimants drawing disability benefits continue to be disabled. The process usually starts with a questionnaire about recent medical care, and the request for a release …
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