A recent news feature from The Newberg Graphic takes a look at how the parents of children with cancer may be able to apply for Social Security disability benefits. While we normally think of disability benefits for people have become injured or ill and can no longer work, there is…
Reece v. Colvin, involved a claimant who was born in 1980. She did not graduate from high school, but she did obtain a GED. She had only worked one job in her lifetime, which was assisting her husband at his turtle farm. At the age of 29, she filed an…
Aguiniga v. Colvin, a case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, involves a 44-year-old woman who was injured as a result of a serious motorcycle accident. This accident occurred in 2007, and she suffered a broken pelvis (six fractures) and also a broken wrist. A few months…
There are two different types of Social Security disability benefits for which a disabled individual can apply, depending on the facts regarding his or her disability and work history. The most common type of benefits for which claimants apply are known as Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. These benefits…
As you may have already heard, a Social Security Administration (SSA) administrative law judge (ALJ) was accused to have been of sexually harassing his co-workers at the agency and writing derogatory things about Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits claimants when denying their applications. Following these accusations that came as…
O’Connor-Spinner v. Colvin, a case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, involves a claimant who was suffering from a degenerative disk disease, severe sleep apnea, restrictive lung disease, obesity, and depression. In this case, unlike many other Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) appeals, there was no…
As discussed in a recent news feature from ABC News, the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) will subject a claimant to review process at certain intervals following an award of disability benefits. While in most cases it is just a scheduled or even random review, in some cases the…
U.S. soldiers may be eligible for a number of benefits related to injuries suffered in the course of their service. They should not overlook the possibility of securing SSDI. In Hensley v. Colvin, a case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, claimant is a combat veteran who served…
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits are not always easy to come by. In Cole v. Colvin, as case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, claimant worked as a welder in 2000 when he was injured in an accident. The accident resulted in him breaking his left arm…
When people talk about Social Security, they are often talking about the benefits you get when you reach the designated age of retirement. This age of retirement is determined by the year in which you were born, because Congress has raised the retirement age on sliding scale several times over…