SSDI: Understanding Medical Listings and Work Assessments
By: bnbadmin2020
Sep 20, 2023
There are a variety of ways to establish disability within the guidelines set forth by the Social Security Administration. Terminal diseases and complete blindness often have quicker turnaround times due...
Can an Administrative Law Judge Make an Error?
By: bnbadmin2020
Sep 5, 2023
It’s easy to see why a representative would be necessary when applying for disability. In the early stages, the state disability agencies seem to be gunning to deny as many...
Delays in Social Security Disability Cases
By: bnbadmin2020
Apr 27, 2023
The delays in processing Social Security cases are astonishing. According to a recent article, as of March 2023, there are 1 million people who have filed applications for Social Security...
What is the Compassionate Allowance Rule?
By: bnbadmin2020
Mar 15, 2023
Is having cancer an automatically disabling condition for Social Security Disability? Our answer is simple but it requires a lengthy explanation. The answer is No – Cancer is not an...
The “Sequential Evaluation Process” For Assessing Disability Explained
By: bnbadmin2020
Feb 1, 2023
I speak to unrepresented disabled people every day who were just denied disability by the Social Security Administration. Talking to them, I realize that most do not have any understanding...
My Claim Was Initially Denied. What’s Next? Social Security Request For Reconsideration
By: Binder & Binder
Jan 25, 2023
After the State Agency decides you are not disabled, you will receive a letter saying you are not eligible for disability. After a page of standardized language, your notice may list...
What is Insured Status Under Social Security?
By: Binder & Binder
Jan 11, 2023
To apply for Social Security Disability – and this is the difference between Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability (SSD) – one must be insured. Insurance in Social...
How Valuable is My Testimony?
By: Binder & Binder
Jan 10, 2023
There is an old joke in the real estate world that goes “how do you evaluate property?” The answer is, “There are three things that matter: Location, location, location.” In...
What Happens at a Court Hearing And What Has Been Changed Nowadays
By: Binder & Binder
Jan 10, 2023
Court hearings have changed dramatically since I first started doing them decades ago. In those days, your hearing was conducted in hearing offices called the Office of Hearings and Appeal,...
Case of the Month: Huntington’s Disease
By: bnbadmin2020
Apr 13, 2022
I recently received a decision on a case we have worked on for some time. My unfortunate client has Huntington’s disease. Huntington’s is a hereditary disorder that first incapacitates and...