Some disabled workers are fortunate to have short term or long term disability policies, or both, as an employer-provided benefit provided by their last employer. Others have purchased such private disability insurance on their own for various reasons. These policies can help disabled workers as they work with a disability attorney to file for Social Security. Unfortunately, not many are … Read More
A Disability Attorney’s Advice on Medication Side Effects
As bad as an underlying medical condition may be in terms of limiting a person’s ability to function in the workplace, an often overlooked aspect of such cases is the impact of required medications and their side effects on a person’s work-related functioning. Even if an underlying medical problem is controlled by medication, a person taking certain medications may well … Read More
Disability Attorneys Help Improve the Chances of Your Disability Case
The website www.disabilityjudges.com publishes information about both average hearing wait times and approval rates on Social Security disability cases. As disability attorneys, it’s our job to stay abreast this information because it relates to you. This information is broken down by specific hearing locations and by specific Administrative Law Judges all across the United States. According to the website, nationally, … Read More
How You and Your Disability Attorney Can Keep Your Benefits during a CDR
Even after a person, with the help of his or her disability attorney, has been awarded Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, the Social Security Administration has the ability and the duty to review a person’s medical eligibility from time to time to verify their condition has not improved to the point they are able to … Read More
Disability Attorney Tips on Winning a Seizure Disorder Disability Claim
As with any disability claim, it is always important to get proper medical treatment to document the nature and severity of your medical problems. In cases where the primary medical impairment is a seizure disorder, it’s especially important to get proper medical treatment and to inform your RGG Law disability attorney of these medical records. Indeed, the frequency and severity … Read More
RGG Law Staff Can Help File Initial Social Security Applications
In 2013, RGG Law expanded its services to Social Security disability clients by hiring and training staff whose sole function is to help disability clients file their initial application with the Social Security Administration. Sadly, our disability attorneys don’t always have time for this important leg work. Implementation of this new staff has proven to be a very popular service … Read More
An Overview of the Social Security Disability Appeal Process
Applying for disability benefits with the Social Security Administration is often a series of steps, one Social Security disability appeal after another. RGG Law understands that knowing what to expect and what comes next is important. Here is an overview of those steps for easy reference. What the Social Security Disability Appeal Process Looks Like Initial Application When a person … Read More
Social Security Disability Appeals and Hearings Backlog
In the past 15 years, under great pressure from Congress and others, the Social Security Administration has aggressively pursued efforts to reduce the notoriously long backlogs of pending requests for Social Security disability appeals and hearings. This project involved the hiring of additional administrative law judges and staff, the transition to electronic case management systems and upgraded computerization, a more frequent … Read More
Monitoring Depleted Disability Trust Fund with RGG Law
According to multiple news reports, the trustees that oversee the Social Security disability trust fund report the fund will “run out of money” in late 2016. This could have a large effect on RGG Law clients and could potentially impact over 11 million Americans who receive Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits, also known as Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB). Unless Congress … Read More
RGG Law News: Court Decision Impacts Social Security
Social Security Administration issued a statement that it is working with the Department of Justice regarding the issues created by the recent Supreme Court decision recognizing same-sex marriages. RGG Law stays up to date on all things concerning Social Security. SSA is working to resolve issues regarding the date of recognition of marriages by state; how to consider children of … Read More