For much of last year, the media was running frequent articles about the Social Security disability fund and how it would run out of money in late 2016. We heard that if Congress did not come to an agreement to fully fund the program, there would be as many as…
Many opponents, including recent presidential hopefuls for the GOP nomination, like to claim that most claimants are gaming the system and are not really disabled. Senator Rand Paul was one of the biggest proponents of this theory. He basically accused everyone of the 11 million disabled Americans with malingering and…
In recent weeks, we have been hearing a lot about the issue of gun control. As is obvious to anyone who looks at the news or even their Facebook feed can see that gun control is very divisive issue. There are those think President Obama is trying to take away…
According to a recent news article from the Glen Rose Reporter, there will not be a cost of living adjustment (COLA) increase in the amount of money Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries receive each month. The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program is disability benefits program the the United States Social…
As the campaign season for the party presidential nominations moves along, we continue to hear about the Social Security disability programs, including the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program and the somewhat lesser known Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. Mostly, it is the GOP hopefuls who are intent on overhauling…
When determining if someone is disabled, or still disabled once they have already been awarded benefits, the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) first must determine if claimant engaged in substantial gainful activity during the period when claimant asserted that he or she was disabled. This is technically the first…
People often use term “entitlements” or “entitlement program” when they are speaking out against the state and federal social service programs that allow people to take care of their families and make ends meet. While there are many misconceptions about the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, it is not…
Pearson v. Colvin, a case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, involves a claimant who had worked at a variety of different jobs. He was a press operator at a plastics factory and a grounds keeper to name a couple. Claimant was working at his…
Hunter v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner, a case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, involves a claimant who filed two applications for disability benefits with the United States Social Security Admiration (SSA). Two different administration law judges (ALJs) held hearings on the respective applications. Claimant…
Dominguez v. Colvin, a case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, involved a plaintiff who applied for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), and the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) denied her claim. On her initial application for Social Security disability benefits, plaintiff stated she…