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Something to look forward to if you are 55 or older – easier to win disability
Individuals who are 55 and older are treated differently under Social Security’s rules for disability than younger individuals. Essentially it becomes easier to win a disability case for an older...
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Social Security Administration failes to reduce initial claims backlog due to...
In a report, The Social Security Administration’s Progress in Reducing the Initial Disability Claims Backlog released on April 28, 2014, the Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) examined the...
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SSA Office of Inspector General issues Semiannual Report to Congress
Last week the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) issued their Semiannual Report to Congress. It summarizes their auditing activities within the last six months and...
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Will Social Security consider the years of schooling I have had or what my...
I am currently working on a federal court case in which my client completed 8th grade but believes that she really only has an education at the 3rd or 4th grade level. She claims that the teachers...
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Getting the Earnings Record Right
I am seeing in more and more of my cases that the Social Security Earnings Record is an issue in and of itself. It isn’t that Social Security is getting it wrong. It is that the individuals have not...
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Solano County Public Health Department Starts Hepatitis C Rapid Testing Program
Solano County Department of Public Health is now offering rapid Hepatitis C testing at its HIV clinic in Vallejo, 365 Tuolumne Street. The test is confidential and free to anyone at risk for infection....
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Listing 12.05 requires onset prior to age 22, not diagnostic testing prior to...
Writing federal court briefs is hard work. It takes a lot of time and I do not know if I am going to win (and collect fees). The upside though is that I learn a lot and by having to … Continue reading →
View ArticleSocial Security field offices closed but you may still apply for disability
I drove by the Vallejo field office the other day and saw this sign that the field office is closed. It is closed just like all of the field offices across the United States. Nevertheless, you may...
View ArticleCan I get both disability and retirement at the same time?
A common question I receive from my clients who are at retirement age is whether they may receive Social Security Disability Insurance and Social Security retirement at the same time. The answer is...
View ArticleAndrea Miller to be speaking in Solano County via Zoom
This post is not about Social Security Disability Law but I wanted to highlight an upcoming talk by a phenomenalContinue reading
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