Being self-employed does not keep you from qualifying for Social Security Disability benefits, but it does change how the Social Security Administration measures your work. Instead of reading earnings off a paycheck, SSA works through three tests. It weighs the…
Social Security Disability claims filed from Chester may be denied for several reasons, including questions about the medical evidence, current earnings, the expected duration of the condition, or issues involving required forms and other parts of the application process. You…
If you live in Camden, your Social Security Disability application follows the same federal process used nationwide. You file with the Social Security Administration, a state agency reviews your medical evidence on Social Security’s behalf, and your claim is measured…
A Social Security Disability claim rests on medical records that show what is wrong and how much it limits you. Things like ongoing treatment notes, objective findings like imaging and lab work, hospital records, and statements from your treating providers…
Social Security Disability lawyers usually cost you nothing upfront. The fees are set by federal law and paid only if your claim succeeds, drawn from your past-due benefits rather than money in your pocket today. By rule, the fee is…
Yes. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a federal program, so living in Camden, Vineland, or anywhere else in New Jersey doesn’t change whether you qualify or how much you receive. The medical and work history standards are the same…
A SSDI hearing is the third step in the disability claim process, after your application and a reconsideration review, and it’s the first time a judge looks at your claim. This administrative law judge played no role in the earlier…
If your SSDI application is denied in Philadelphia, act quickly, because you have only 60 days to appeal, and your claim can move through up to four stages of review: reconsideration, a hearing before an administrative law judge, the Appeals…
Turning 62 does not trigger a special review or change the standard the Social Security Administration applies to your benefits. A review after 62 is the ordinary continuing disability review, or CDR, the same check SSA runs at any age…
Yes – not matching the Blue Book listings does not end your claim. You can qualify by medically equaling a listing in severity, or through a medical-vocational allowance, where Social Security weighs your residual functional capacity against your age, education,…
