I HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR A CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEW. I’M TOLD I CAN KEEP MY BENEFITS UNTIL THE HEARING. IS THIS TRUE?
Generally you are allowed to continue your monthly benefits until the administrative hearing if the Social Security Administration’s reason for ceasing your disability benefits is because of medical improvement. In other words, if the government looked at your case again and decided you were no longer disabled, but you and your doctors feel you are still disabled, you are allowed to continue your monthly benefits while waiting for that year or almost two years for your hearing to be held. If on the other hand you were ceased for some other reason, that is, you have been working or they found some fraudulent activity in your application, then they will not continue the benefits.
