As discussed in a recent news feature from Fox News, the United States Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program is now a part of the Social Security Act that went into effect 81 years ago. The act originally only created the Social Security payments to senior citizens under the program…
According to a recent news feature from WCNC News, there was an understandably strong reaction from the social media community when a man who had three limbs amputated was denied for Social Security disability benefits. She suffered from a very serious infection known as sepsis and almost died. She was…
When you first go to file a Social Security disability benefits claim, you will need to provide a great deal of information to the United States Social Security Administration (SSA). The SSA is the agency that runs the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) programs and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI)…
Over the past few months, there has been a lot of coverage about one administrative law judge (ALJ) who was and still is working for the United States Social Security Administration (SSA). This judge allegedly would write down notes about applicants who came before him for administrative hearings when their…
According to a recent news feature from AL.com, a former administrative law judge (ALJ) has been arraigned on federal criminal charges related to allegations that he had sex with a disabled woman in exchange for awarding her benefits and then tried to cover it up by destroying evidence. An administrative…
According to a recent news feature from the Wisconsin Watchdog, the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) has fired a whistleblower – and some members of Congress are not happy with this action by the administrative agency. For those who are not familiar with SSA, it is the federal agency…
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…