The Critical Role of Medical Records in Social Security Disability Cases
By: bnbadmin2020
Feb 28, 2024
When pursuing a Social Security Disability (SSD) claim, the significance of medical records cannot be overstated. These documents are the bedrock upon which the Social Security Administration (SSA) builds its...
Case of the Month: Huntington’s Disease
By: bnbadmin2020
Apr 13, 2022
I recently received a decision on a case we have worked on for some time. My unfortunate client has Huntington’s disease. Huntington’s is a hereditary disorder that first incapacitates and...
Disabled due to Long Term Covid-19 Symptoms?
By: bnbadmin2020
Apr 2, 2022
While the long-term effects of having had Covid-19 are still being discovered, new research shows the health consequences are more problematic and impactful then once thought. Nowhere is this more...
Who will be at my Social Security Disability Hearing?
By: bnbadmin2020
Mar 24, 2022
The Judge The most important person at the hearing (besides you, of course) is the Administrative Law Judge or ALJ. After all, he or she will be the one deciding...
The Office of Hearing Operations
By: bnbadmin2020
Mar 4, 2022
The best way to be prepared for anything is to know as much about it as possible. In this case, we feel that you should understand who is involved in...
Request a Hearing
By: bnbadmin2020
Jan 13, 2022
The hearing comes about after you have lost at each of the first two stages. You must appeal the second stage (Reconsideration) denial within 60 days of getting it in...
What’s With All the Forms?
By: bnbadmin2020
Nov 10, 2021
No matter how you file, you’ll be amazed at the amount of paperwork that goes into it. We have had clients joke with us that buying a house had fewer...
Next Stage: Reconsideration
By: bnbadmin2020
Nov 8, 2021
Winning and Losing Eventually, you will get a decision letter from Social Security in the mail. It will be a notice that tells you if your case has been approved...
Applying for SSD: Initial Application and Reconsideration
By: bnbadmin2020
Oct 21, 2021
The first thing you need to understand about applications for SSD and SSI is that they are made up of several steps or stages. At each stage, you have a...
SSDI Step 4, Let’s Start With Part 1: Can You Do Your Past Relevant Work?
By: bnbadmin2020
Sep 8, 2021
So, your impairment or impairments didn’t meet the requirements laid out in the Listing of Impairments that we previously discussed. Is your case over? Not yet. The next step is...