According to a recent news article from MSNBC, Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) is now suggesting a connection between the millions of Americans collecting Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and serious drug addiction. The controversy started when Cotton was making a speech at a conservative foundation and started talking about…
In Lesterhuis v. Colvin, a case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, claimant was 47 years old and had an 11th grade education. He was employed as commercial truck driver for a food distribution company. While working for employer, claimant injured his back in 2008.…
More and more Americans with disabilities are striving to overcome their disabilities and show the world that they can do anything they want. As we find ourselves in National Disability Employment Awareness month, the idea of people being able to work despite their disability becomes a major focus. A recent…
Applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits can be a long and daunting process. The reason for this is because the system is basically set up in a way that is designed to reject more than half of applicants, and, in many of these rejections, there is little relation…
After years of fighting the Global War On Terror, there are more disabled veterans living in America who can no longer work and are no longer in the armed forces. Many of these disabled veterans are receiving benefits from the United States Veterans Administration (VA), but these benefits are not…
In addition to the ridiculous claims that many people who are collecting Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) are not really as disabled as they are claiming to be, there are some allegations that people are committing outright fraud to obtaining disability benefits under false pretenses. While we see these claims…
According to a recent news article from the Los Angeles Times, there is not likely going to be a cost of living allowance (COLA) for beneficiaries of the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program and the Social Security Retirement and Old Age benefits system.…
Since there has been no movement toward fixing the impending budget shortfall facing the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, experts are still predicting funding for the program will run out in late 2016, and this will mean that the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) only has enough money…
There have been many speeches about how we can overhaul the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program and how we must do so before the money runs out. It should be noted that there are currently around 11 million Americans collecting benefits, including nearly two million children. Children collect what…
As you have probably heard by now, we are left waiting to see if we see another government shutdown, as we saw in 2013. Many people do not realize the effect a government shutdown will actually have on the American people. First of all, it should be noted that the…