With promises by the new president to scrap the Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare,” there is a high likelihood that the number of people seeking Social Security Disability Insurance benefits will grow at an even higher rate than they would otherwise. It is true that the number of…
The SSDI backlog is likely to worsen, even as there already exists an extensive wait for processing Social Security Disability Insurance claims, a new Bloomberg report speculates. As it now stands, a typical appeal for an SSDI denial takes more than a year to be heard by an administrative law judge. The…
There are already a few options on the market in terms of self-driving cars, but we are really not quite there yet. As of now, you could buy a Tesla, if you can afford and want an expensive electric car, and that features an advanced form of cruise control that…
Over the past several months, we have been hearing a lot about an executive order signed by former president Barack Obama that allowed the FBI’s Brady background check system from having access to the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) roles. The theory behind this executive…
In the past several months, we have heard a lot about the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. While most Americans are familiar with the Second Amendment and likely have strong feelings about it on one side of the issue or the other, many may not be aware of how…
There are various programs that the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) administers. The largest part of the agency’s budget involves the Old Age and Retirement program. These are the benefits that are available when you reach a certain age. This age was once 60, but those days are long…
In the past couple of years, it has become popular for politicians to tell people that Social Security benefits, specifically the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, are entitlements programs for people that are too lazy to work. They also like to say that there is rampant fraud committed by…
Whenever a new party takes over the White House, it is not uncommon for there to be a hiring freeze with respect to federal employees. Traditionally, this is a relatively short-term measure designed to give the new administration time to decide what its priorities will be and how those priorities…
In a recent case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, claimant applied for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, and his application was denied by the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA). Claimant first applied for disability benefits in 2008. In 2008, he was 35-years-old. His…
In a recent SSDI case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the claimant was denied an award of benefits after a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ). An ALJ is an employee of the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) that is responsible for hearing…