Everyday People Matter
This week I did hearing a hearing for a young woman whose claim was pending for two years. She passed away two months prior to her hearing. We substituted her mother as the party and a successful hearing occurred this week. Her family will collect the benefits due...
Many potential clients I speak with daily are shocked to learn that the average wait time for a disability decision with the Social Security Administration is two years. Yes, you heard me correctly – two years. Why is that? First, most applications are denied. Second, the time period for a decision on the initial application is five months. An appeal…
An already overstressed Social Security Administration (SSA) that is struggling with a backlog of cases is likely to be even more squeezed after a hiring freeze imposed by the Trump Administration. President Trump announced a federal hiring freeze that potentially could enhance the current problem the Agency has with large numbers of pending cases. An average claim at SSA can…
You don’t have to be a Social Security disability benefits lawyer, or an SSD applicant to know that disability claims across the country have skyrocketed. CNN recently ran a report on the reasons why these claims have been increasing the way they have. According to the Department Of Veterans Affairs, the number of disability claims filed by veterans has increased…