Episode 6 of Social Security Disability Law Weekly Podcast includes discussion of: importance of local attorneys in Social Security Disability Claims; use of an iPad in Administrative Law Judge Hearings; don’t blame the messenger when unpleasant information is communicated about your disability or SSI claim; Social Security Denials Remain High in Delaware; impact of disability on Social Security Retirement benefits; and concept of medical record lag in Social Security claims. Download Episode 6 or press play below to listen in your browser.

Show Notes: Social Security Disability Law Weekly Podcast Episode 6

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This Week’s Topics:

• Off Topic
  • Support local attorneys – discussion of advantages of having a local attorney
  • Is my attorney using an iPad?
• Issues during my week in practice
  • Don’t Blame the Messenger!
    • Finding out that you don’t qualify for Social Security disability can be difficult, but it is important to remember that the person communicating the message to you isn’t the one making the rules.
• Social Security News (Discussion of Topics Reported in the News and Blogs this Week)
  • Social Security Denials Remain High by Mike Chalmers of the Delaware News Journal
    • Further discussion of the relatively high denial rate for Social Security disability claims by Delaware Administrative Law Judges
  • Social Security Disability Benefits at Retirement Age by Scott Lewis of Indiana Social Security Disability Lawyer Blog
    • Description of what happens when you reach retirement age and are on disability
    • Reminder to consider loss of benefit when on Early Retirement instead of disability
  • The Medical Records Time Lag by Gordon Gates of the Social Security Disability Lawyer Blog
    • More complete medical records can help you win your claim

Closing Credits:

• Contact Steve Butler to Discuss Social Security Disability Law Weekly
  • DelawareDisability.com Contact Form
  • Email: Steve@SSAlaw.us
  • Twitter: @DisabilityGuy
  • Facebook: http://facebook.com/SSALaw

I hope you enjoyed the sixth episode. Please feel free to give me any feedback for improving future episodes. If you enjoy the podcast, you can subscribe in iTunes.

Social Security Disability Law Weekly is a podcast devoted to issues in Social Security Disability Law. Discussion is focused on Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income payments. Social Security Disability Law Weekly is hosted by Steven Butler of Linarducci & Butler, PA.

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Social Security Disability Law Weekly, Episode 5, includes discussion of use of technology in disability claims; alcohol abuse and mental health claims; importance of trying work before applying for disability; problem of being disabled and uninsured; how to qualify for Social Security based on mental illness/bipolar disorder; improve your Social Security Reconsideration appeal; and, more reasons to file an appeal of your disability denial. Download Episode 5 or press play below to listen in your browser.

Show Notes: Social Security Disability Law Weekly Podcast Episode 5

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This Week’s Topics:

• Why Technology is Important to Social Security Disability Law
  • Discussion of my attendance at American Bar Association TechShow in Chicago
  • Discussion of how technology has improved Social Security’s processing of disability claim files
• Question from Last Week’s Podcast
  • Does Alcohol Dependence in Mental Health/Depression claims guarantee that your disability claim will be denied?
• Issues during my week in practice
  • Attempting to obtain disability benefits without ever attempting to work
    • Discussion of importance of trying work before applying for Supplemental Security Income Payments
    • Link to Delaware Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
  • Serious medical problems without medical insurance
    • Review of how lack of medical insurance limits options for individuals that have disabilities
    • Link to Delaware Division of Social Services Medicaid Information Page
• Social Security News (Discussion of Topics Reported in the News and Blogs this Week)
  • Bipolar Disorder and Social Security Disability by Aaron Rifkind of Illinois Social Security Blog
    • Explanation of the Medical Listing criteria for qualifying for disability benefits based on Bipolar Disorder
    • Important to also determine if you qualify based on your Residual Functional Capacity
  • Four Tips for Filing for Your Social Security Disability Reconsideration by Cavey Barrett, Attorneys at Law
    • Steps you can take to improve your reconsideration appeal
  • Another Reason to Appeal Your Denial by Gordon Gates of the Social Security Disability Lawyer Blog
    • Discussion of how high turnover at Disability Determination Services impacts denial rates at the initial application and reconsideration levels

Closing Credits:

• Contact Steve Butler to Discuss Social Security Disability Law Weekly
  • DelawareDisability.com Contact Form
  • Email: Steve@SSAlaw.us
  • Twitter: @DisabilityGuy
  • Facebook: http://facebook.com/SSALaw

I hope you enjoyed the fifth episode. Please feel free to give me any feedback for improving future episodes. If you enjoy the podcast, you can subscribe in iTunes.

Social Security Disability Law Weekly is a podcast devoted to issues in Social Security Disability Law. Discussion is focused on Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income payments. Social Security Disability Law Weekly is hosted by Steven Butler of Linarducci & Butler, PA.

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Social Security Disability Law Weekly is a podcast devoted to issues in Social Security Disability Law. Discussion is focused on Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income payments. Social Security Disability Law Weekly is hosted by Steven Butler of Linarducci & Butler, PA.

Episode 4 includes discussion of: emergency room treatment in disability claims; Delaware District Court Appeals; Delaware State Bar Association Seminar on Social Security; Disability Onset Date when filing a second application for benefits; Attorneys at Administrative Law Judge Hearings; and high Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scores. Download Episode 4, or press play below.

Show Notes: Social Security Disability Law Weekly Podcast Episode 4

-          Subscribe in iTunes (subscribe in iTunes)

This Week’s Topics:

-          Issues during my week in practice

• Emergency Room Treatment as Primary Care
  • Discussion of using hospital as only source of treatment
  • Suggestion to consider low-cost medical clinics as alternative (Delaware Low-Cost Healthcare)
• Meeting to discuss Social Security Appeals with Chief Judge Gregory Sleet of the United State District Court for the District of Delaware
  • Chief Judge Sleet brought together Delaware Attorneys that practice in the Social Security area with representatives from the Social Security Administration General Counsel’s office to discuss Social Security Issues at the District Court level
• Delaware State Bar Association Social Security Disability Ethics Presentation
  • Discussion about Delaware State Bar Association CLE on “Can Social Security Disability Help Your Client?” (Registration Form)

-          Social Security News (Discussion of Topics Reported in the News and Blogs this Week)

• Disability Onset in Subsequent Claims by Aaron Rifkind of Illinois Social Security Blog
  • Social Security allows individuals to file a new claim for disability benefits after being denied by an Administrative Law Judge, but you can only be found disabled beginning the day after the ALJ denial
  • What date should you use as your alleged onset date if you file a new claim
• Am I Required to Have an Attorney at a Hearing by Tim Moore of Disability Secrets Blog
  • Discussion of factors that should be considered when determining if you should be represented at an ALJ hearing
• Is GAF of 65 Too High? By Gordon Gates of the Social Security Disability Lawyer Blog
  • Global Assessment of Functioning or GAF scores are a tool used by Mental Health Providers (psychiatrist, psychologist and therapists) to provide a snapshot of your functioning at the time you are evaluated
  • GAF scores of 51 or higher, normally cause problems in being approved for Social Security Disability based on mental illness
  • Disability cannot be determined solely based on a GAF score

Closing Credits:

-          Contact Steve Butler to Discuss Social Security Disability Law Weekly

• DelawareDisability.com Contact Form
• Email: Steve@SSAlaw.us
• Twitter: @DisabilityGuy
• Facebook: http://facebook.com/SSALaw

I hope you enjoyed the fourth episode. Please feel free to give me any feedback for improving future episodes. If you enjoy the podcast, you can subscribe in iTunes.

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Social Security Disability Law Weekly is a podcast devoted to issues in Social Security Disability Law. Discussion is focused on Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income payments. The podcast is hosted by Steven Butler of Linarducci & Butler, PA.

Episode 3 focuses on: Impact of Vacation on Disability Claim; Completion of Materials for “Can Social Security Disability Help Your Client?” seminar; What if Disney Ran the Social Security Administration; How Social Security Benefits are Taxed; How a Disability Attorney Can Help Your Claim; SSI Benefits while in a Public Institution; and, Complaining About ALJ Bias. Download now or press play below.

Show Notes:

-          Now Available in iTunes (subscribe in iTunes)

This Week’s Topics:

-          Issues During Week in Disability Law Practice

• Impact of Vacation on Disability Claim
• Completion of Materials for Social Security Disability Ethics Presentation
  • Discussion about Delaware State Bar Association CLE on “Can Social Security Disability Help Your Client?” (Registration Form)
• What if Disney Ran the Social Security Administration

-          Social Security News (Discussion of Topics Reported in the News and Blogs this Week)

• How are my Social Security Benefits Taxed? – Blog post by Sheri Abrams
  • Discussion of importance of seeking help from a tax professional once awarded Disability Benefits
  • Social Security Frequently Asked Questions about Tax
    • Do I have to Pay Income Tax on my Social Security? (Social Security Administration
    • Withholding Federal Income Tax from Social Security (Social Security Administration)
    • Social Security and Income Tax (National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives)
• How a Disability Lawyer Helps Your Claim – Blog post by Gordon Gates
  • Overview of the ways that an attorney helps an individual applying for Social Security Disability Benefits
  • Also see:
    • A Doctor or a Lawyer for Your Disability Claim – Blog post by Gordon Gates
    • Advantages of Being Represented for Social Security Disability Claim – Blog post on DelawareDisability.com
• SSI Benefits while in a Public Institution
  • My SSI Benefits Stopped While I Was in the Hospital, Why? – Blog Post by Tomasz Stasiuk
  • Discussion of why SSI benefits are terminated while in a public institution
• Complaining about ALJ Bias – Blog Post by Jeffrey Delott
  • Discussion about Administrative Law Judge Bias Complaint Process
  • How to File an Unfair Treatment Complaint (Social Security Administration)
  • Administrative Law Judge/Public Alleged Misconduct Complaints System (Social Security Public Notice)

Closing Credits:

-          Contact Steve Butler to Discuss Social Security Disability Law Weekly

• DelawareDisability.com Contact Form
• Email: Steve@SSAlaw.us
• Twitter: @DisabilityGuy
• Facebook: http://facebook.com/SSALaw

I hope you enjoyed the third episode. Episode 1 and Episode 2 are still available. Please feel free to give me any feedback for improving future episodes. If you enjoy the podcast, you can subscribe in iTunes.

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Social Security Disability Law Weekly is a podcast devoted to issues in Social Security Disability Law. Discussion is focused on Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income payments. The podcast is hosted by Steven Butler of Linarducci & Butler, PA.

Episode 2 focuses on: preparation for “Can Social Security Disability Help Your Client?” seminar; importance of following prescribed treatment in mental illness claims; the durational requirement of the Social Security Administration disability programs; enactment of new law allowing Social Security to continue to directly pay fees for SSI representation; impact of incarceration on disability benefits; and, the Social Security Administration hearing backlog. Download Podcast or press play below.

Show Notes:

-          Now Available in iTunes (subscribe in iTunes)

This Week’s Topics:

-          Issues During Week in Disability Law Practice

• Preparation for Social Security Disability Ethics Presentation
  • Discussion about Delaware State Bar Association CLE on “Can Social Security Disability Help Your Client?” (Registration Form)
• Mental Illness and Disability Benefits
  • The Law versus the Reality and the Importance of Following Prescribed Treatment
• Durational Requirement of the Social Security Administration Disability Programs
  • Reviews requirement to have Medically Determinable Impairment that is expected to last at least 12 Months or result in death

-          Social Security News (Discussion of Topics Reported in the News and Blogs this Week)

• HR 4532 – Social Security Disability Applicants’ Access to Professional Representation Act of 2010 signed into law February 27, 2010
  • Explanation of provisions of new law
    • Makes Permanent Attorney Fee Withholding in SSI Claims
    • Makes Permanent Program that Allows Qualified Non-Attorneys to be Directly Paid for Representation of Clients in SSI and SSDI Claims
• SSDI & SSI During and After Incarceration
  • Discussion of Blog Post by Jonathon Ginsberg – explaining eligibility for disability payments while incarcerated
• Social Security Disability Hearing Backlog Has Declined
  • Focuses on Charles Hall’s stories about reduction of hearing backlog and observations of how this impacts Delaware Administrative Law Judge Hearings
• Disability Blog Roundups
  • Bi-Monthly Social Security Disability Roundup by Gordon Gates
  • Monthly Social Security Disability Roundup by Aaron Rifkind

Closing Credits:

-          Contact Steve Butler to Discuss Social Security Disability Law Weekly

• DelawareDisability.com Contact Form
• Email: Steve@SSAlaw.us
• Twitter: @DisabilityGuy

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This is the premiere episode of my new podcast focusing on Social Security Disability issues. I plan on posting new episodes on a weekly basis. The purpose of this podcast is to allow me to talk in more detail about issues in Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income claims. This episode focuses on: introducing myself to my listeners; discussing contradiction between unemployment and Social Security Disability; discussion of privacy concerns when filing a District Court disability appeal; importance of treating physician opinion in Social Security Disability claims; why Social Security uses Consultative Examinations; and importance of being able to perform 40 hours of work per week on a sustained basis in order to be found not disabled.

Show Notes:

Show Intro

• About Me (DelawareDisability.com Profile)
  • Limit Practice to Social Security
  • Write about Social Security on Delaware Social Security Disability Law Blog
  • Represent individuals in Delaware Maryland, New Jersey Pennsylvania
  • Licensed in PA and DE, but can practice administrative Social Security Disability Law in any State
• What I hope to do with podcast
  • Talk in more detail about Social Security Law
  • Review News about Social Security
  • Answer Questions

This Week’s Topics

-  Issues during my week in practice

• Unemployment
  • Explain that unemployment and Social Security Disability can be contradictory
  • Discuss criteria that must be met to qualify for unemployment in Delaware
  • Delaware Unemployment Handbook
• District Court
  • Potential privacy issues when filing a District Court Complaint

-  Social Security News (Discussion of Topics Reported in the News and Blogs this week)

• Treating Physician Opinions
  • Bob Kraft: What is a Medical Source Opinion in a Social Security Disability Claim
  • Gordon Gates: Get Your Doctor’s Opinion Regarding Your Functional Limitations
• Consultative Exams
  • Jonathon Ginsberg: Consultative Exam (CE), Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3
• 40 hours a week
  • Charles Hall: Gotta Be Able to do it 40 Hours a Week
  • POMS DI 24510.057: Sustainability and the Residual Functional Capacity (RFC) Assessment
  • After the podcast Gordon Gates also wrote about this topic: Sustainability and RFC Assessment (Great Read)

-  Closing Credits

• Contacting me
  • DelawareDisability.com Contact Form
  • Email: Steve@SSAlaw.us
  • Twitter: @DisabilityGuy

I hope you enjoy the first episode, and please feel free to give me any feedback for improving future episodes. Simply press the play button below to listen in browser, or click the download link to download. (You can also subscribe in iTunes.)

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