Unfortunately, there is a group of people in Washington who want to radically alter or eliminate the Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs.  One of them, Senator Orin Hatch of Utah, was in the news recently citing an in-house study on overpayments to recipients of these programs and suggesting that Social Security […]

If there is anything we Americans hate, its paperwork.  Unfortunately, when you apply for Social Security Disability or SSI, you get smacked with a lot of it. Too many people rush through the paperwork and make mistakes that can end up costing them their benefits! One of the forms that is easy to mess up […]

SOCIAL SECURITY CASES HEARD IN HANNIBAL REASSIGNED TO ST. LOUIS ODAR In November our office was notified that all of our cases which are heard in Hannibal – all of our Illinois cases as well as the eastern two-thirds of Northeast Missouri — are being transferred back to the St. Louis Office of Disability Adjudication […]

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One important thing when someone is on Social Security Disability or is receiving SSI benefits is to keep in treatment and keep track of what medical providers you see and when you see them. You are going to come up for review every three years by the Social Security Administration and you can get yourself […]

Recent Changes in Social Security There is a partisan attack on Social Security Disability recipients in this country and it is having fallout for our clients.  There is a perceptible chill running through the Social Security Administration. The federal government sequester resulted in the laying off of personnel in the fall of 2013. Judges who […]

A week doesn’t go by that we don’t see clients with questions about Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) who do not qualify because they have not paid into the Social Security system.  Self-employed farmers, construction workers, truck drivers, or other small business owners are seldom advised about what it takes to build up credits with […]

Applying for Social Security Disability benefits can mean facing two or more years of loss of income.  How should someone dealwith this financial crisis?  Bankruptcy can give some relief, but the timing is important and depends on a number of factors:             1.  Is the Claimant single or married?             2.  Does the Claimant have […]

The Social Security Administration, SSA, will begin to offer expedited processing to veterans with permanent and total, P&T, service connected compensation benefits from the Veterans Benefits Administration, VBA.  The 100% Permanent & Total Veterans Initiative  will go into effect  on March 17th and allow severely disabled veterans a fast track to Social Security Disability, SSD, […]

Time of Changes for Disability Clients Our disability practice continues to grow and in this issue we will discuss some of the changes and challenges we are facing.  The Veteran’s Administration remains seriously understaffed and dogged by time delays.  It is still a challenge just to receive records.  For Social Security Disability Insurance and SSI […]