The changes introduced to social security benefits from time to time are of interest to social security attorneys, the medical review companies assisting them, and the beneficiaries themselves. It is expected that Social Security’s Old Age and Survivors Insurance...
Social Security Disability
What Are The Major Social Security Changes To Expect In 2022?
Social security disability insurance will see a 5.9% COLA increase in 2022. This is indeed a welcome news to SSDI benefit recipients for whom disability benefits are the major source of income. The...
Social Security Disability Benefits For Muscular Dystrophy And The Importance Of Medical Chart Review
In any disability claim, medical chart review is an important requirement. Muscular dystrophy is one such disability that is eligible for social security disability benefits from the SSA (Social...
Conceptualizing Disability on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
What is a disability? The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) defines disability as any condition or impairment of the body or mind that makes it more difficult for the disabled person...
Can You Claim Social Security Disability Benefits For Alzheimer’s Disease?
Social security covers early-onset Alzheimer’s disease as a disability, and utilizes a medical chart review to determine eligibility. The patient can apply for a Compassionate Allowance, that speeds...
Social Security COLA Updates For 2022
Social security retirement benefits, social security disability benefits (SSDI), and SSI (Supplemental Security Income) are the major welfare programs offered by the Social Security Administration...
Does Social Security Disability Cover Nursing Home Costs?
Medical records and accurate clinical documentation are vital considerations in disability claims. Attorneys assisting with such claims prefer to utilize medical records services to review the...
COVID-19 and Social Security Claiming – Some Considerations
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc throughout the world and has been especially overwhelming for people of retirement age and workers. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
10 Social Security and SSI Disability Changes for 2021
Social security disability benefits provide economic succor to millions of disabled Americans. The disability or impairment must fall within the SSA (Social Security Administration)’s definition of...
What Are the Changes Expected for Social Security in 2021?
When it comes to benefit programs, social security retirement and disability benefits provide the much-needed economic support to Americans who are retired from service and those who are disabled....
14 Social Security Disability Misconceptions Debunked
Millions of disabled Americans depend on Social Security Disability Programs for financial support. To ensure that the disability determination is fair and unbiased, the SSA (Social Security...