Potential claimants are starting to call us attorneys and asking “Can I win a Social Security Disability claim for Covid 19?” The short answer is maybe. Winning a Disability Claim due to Covid 19 is a bit complex This post contains affiliate links. I may make a commission from any purchases you make through these …
Phone disability hearings started soon after the pandemic was declared. It is a safer method to keep the hearing calendar going, but there are drawbacks to the process. The purpose of this post is to explain some of the pros and cons of the phone disability hearing. But I also wanted to go over some tricks …
Most claimants are not aware of why the Adult Function Report is the trickiest disability form. In fact, until the claim is filed, most claimants don’t even know this form exists. Usually, the idea of filing for Social Security Disability starts with a doctor stating that a person’s working days are over. It also starts …
This question comes up very frequently on my Facebook Groups and other groups I participate in: How to fix damaging statements in a Social Security Disability claim? The short answer is: avoid them, to begin with! What is Considered Damaging Statements and How Do They Make it to the Social Security File? This post contains …
One of the biggest concerns, when claimants feel they need help with their claim, is how to go about hiring or firing a Social Security attorney. Hiring an Attorney This post contains affiliate links. I may make a commission from any purchases you make through these links without any extra cost to you. This is …
In this post, I will give you some tips and tricks on how to appeal your claim at the Appeals Council level (Let’s call them AC). You went to your disability hearing with the ALJ and you just received your denial. Now What? I know what you are thinking, “I presented evidence of my disability and …
I see this question a lot: How to cross-examine a Social Security Vocational Expert? Especially when the claimant decided to go to a hearing without an attorney. The main reason I tell my readers to hire an attorney is because of how tricky it can be to cross-examine a vocational expert (let’s call him “VE“- and …
I’ve been meaning to write this post on the 5 best books about filing Social Security Disability for a while. A lot of claimants start the process of filing for disability by either searching online or by reading books about filing. The amount of information can be overwhelming. And even with all this information, claimants …
One of the questions my clients ask me the most is: “How to survive financially when applying for Social Security Disability?” This is usually a tough question because in most cases the claimant is unable to work. Or at least, unable to work full time. And Social Security tends to deny benefits if the claimant …
Winning a Social Security disability claim for an invisible illness is difficult but not impossible. These illnesses require a little bit more work since they don’t always show up in films (Xrays, MRIs, etc). They also rely mostly on “self-reported” symptoms. This means that the judge has to believe you without a lot of proof …