I'm Not Going to Work as a __________!
People applying for disabilty come from a wide variety of work backgrounds. Become disabled can be really bad for the ego and for some...
"Everybody Gets Denied the First Time"
This is not true yet I hear it all the time. This phrase is probably repeated tens of thousands of times a year if not more by people...
Prostitutes, Drug Dealers and Pimps Oh My! Prostitutes, Drug Dealers and Pimps Oh My!
While I was watching the recent Republican Party Presidential Debate, I knew it was coming. There was going to be some comment about...
If You're Still Working and Become Disabled
“I woke up one morning and I was disabled!” This isn’t how it usually happens. While you have some cases where someone may have had a...
https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/hearing-determining-eligibility-disability-benefits-challenges-
The powerful House Ways and Means Committee conducted a hearing and it focused on the Social Security Disability backlog. Part of the...
What is the Judge Like? - is the Wrong Question.
Clients often ask me this question once a date has been set for their appeal hearing. This is usually approximately 2 years after they...
Self Employment and Getting Paid "Under the Table" and "Off the Books"
In the new economy more and more of us are self-employed. For some it is a part-time gig to supplement their main job and for others it...
Chronic Kidney Disease and Social Security Disability
This is a picture of the late actor Gary Coleman who was born with Chronic Kidney Disease. He was arguably one of the most famous people...
New Social Security Rules for Evaluating Medical Evidence in Disability Determinations: Part One
These were recently published in the Federal Register Vol. 82 No. 11/Wednesday January 18, 2017. I'm not going to address all the policy...
"Ohhh My Back!": Social Security Disability and Spine Disorders
In NEPA we have a lot of people who have held physically demanding jobs for many years. People sometimes refer to these jobs as "back...
