Articles about Social Security

If you are applying for Social Security disability benefits it’s a good guess that you are not working and thus have no source of income. You’ve heard horror stories about friends and family applying for disability benefits and trying to do it by themselves. You don’t want to do this

So you’ve filed a claim for Social Security disability benefits and have been denied twice. You’re probably wondering what next? Thinking you’re not disabled because the Social Security Administration (SSA) has denied your claim twice could not be further from the truth. Although SSA has denied your claim for disability

Making the decision to apply for Social Security disability benefits is not an easy one. You have to consider the length of the process and come to terms with the fact that you just can’t physically or mentally work on a full-time basis anymore. For many people that is a

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals recently came out with a decision clarifying the term “hearing.” This stems from a case where an individual filed for disability benefits. She was denied at the reconsideration stage and given 60 days to appeal the denial, requesting a hearing in front of an

July has been declared bladder cancer awareness month in Florida. Did you know that Florida has the third-highest incidence of bladder cancer in the US? An estimated 74,690 adults will be diagnosed with bladder cancer in the United States. And approximately 15,580 individuals will pass away from this disease. For

In the midst of several local Social Security Administration (SSA) offices being closed down throughout the nation, West Palm Beach, Fla. is no exception. Recently the West Palm Beach office was facing criticism about the office being closed and claimants needing to drive to other offices, such as Delray Beach,

Starting in 2010, Congress named June 27th PTSD awareness day. Since then, during the month of June, everyone is encouraged to raise public awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).  PTSD is a type of anxiety disorder. It may develop after individual experiences one or more traumatic events, including sexual assault,

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects employees with disabilities from being discriminated against in the workplace. But how does the ADA fit in with Social Security disability (SSD)? The ADA considers what a reasonable accommodation to employment is. However, the Social Security Administration (SSA) focuses on whether the individual

The Social Security Administration (SSA) released its workload data for 2013. The national average for approvals at a hearing is 48 percent, down from 63 percent in 2008. So why the significant drop from 2008 to 2013? This change could be due to the rise of national Social Security disability