After being approved for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and/or Supplemental Security Income payments (SSI) by an Administrative Law Judge, individuals are often concerned about the payment process. Although you have been approved for benefits, it is important to realize that you will not receive your payments immediately. The ALJ simply found that you qualified ...
Tag Archive: SSDI
What Happens after a Social Security Disability/SSI ALJ Hearing
In November, I published a four-part series on what to expect at a Social Security Disability (SSDI)/Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Administrative Law Judge Hearing. (Part1, My Hearing has been scheduled, now what?; Part 2, the day of your ALJ Hearing; Part 3, what happens during my hearing?; Part 4, tips for ...
Importance of Specialist Care when Experiencing Chronic Pain
The first question I ask when evaluating a Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claim for chronic pain is "are you seeing a specialist? I am surprised that many potential clients that have been experiencing chronic pain for an extended period have never seen a specialist. Although I respect family care ...
I Have Breast Cancer, Why Was I Denied Social Security Disability Benefits
I meet with many clients that are diagnosed with breast cancer that are surprised to learn that they may never qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Although Social Security recognizes breast cancer as a severe impairment, if the cancer is discovered at ...
Why did my Doctor tell the Social Security Administration that I Could Work?
When you receive a decision from the Social Security Administration for a Social Security Disability Insurance and/or a Supplemental Security Income claim in Delaware, you receive a notice that lists medical records that were considered to decide your eligibility for disability. The notice can be misleading if you do not understand the process. Below is ...
Medical Record Costs Now Regulated in Delaware
Until recently, residents of Delaware have had no specific statute or regulation to control the cost of obtaining medical records from their physicians. This has caused some outrageous charges when individuals have attempted to obtain copies of their medical records. It has not been unheard of for ...
Applying for Social Security Disability Insurance while Receiving Long Term Disability Benefits
When you are receiving Long Term Disability ("LTD") benefits, you are normally required by your LTD insurer to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance ("SSDI"). Your LTD carrier will normally provide you with an option of using a legal representative that they hire. The representative is not always an attorney. Normally ...
Social Security High Denial Rates by Delaware ALJ Focus of another News Journal Article
The Delaware News Journal has published another article in the series focusing on high denial rates by Delaware Administrative Law Judges. The most recent article focuses on the Chief Judge of the Dover Delaware Office of Disability Adjudication and Review ("ODAR"). I previously wrote a post last month detailing the impact that ...
Electronic Medical Records and Social Security Disability
As an attorney that limits my practice to Social Security Disability, I am required to review medical records on a daily basis. I normally review hundreds of pages of medical records per day. Kevin Pho, M.D. is an internal medicine primary care physician that practices medicine in Nashua, New Hampshire. He publishes a blog on ...