A hearing before an Administrative Law Judge is perhaps the most crucial stage in your claim for disability benefits. It is the only time you will go face to face with the individual who is going to determine your eligibility for benefits. Just as important as what is said at the hearing is what is […]
A common misconception among some Social Security claimants is that in order to receive benefits one must be “permanently disabled.” Conversely, some recipients believe that once they are deemed “disabled” by the Social Security Administration, they are considered “permanently disabled.” While many medical conditions may very well be permanent, a determination by the Administration does […]
Entitlement to Social Security benefits may come to an end for a number of reasons. I previously discussed medical improvement prior to the resolution of a claim, which can potentially entitle one to a closed period of disability. In the last blog, the focus was on a return to work after benefits have been granted, […]
On this Veterans’ Day, we all honor those who have bravely served in the armed forces in both their accomplishments and their sacrifices. Unfortunately, sometimes those sacrifices include debilitating medical conditions for which the veteran may be entitled to VA Disability Compensation. This is a benefit paid to a veteran based upon injuries or diseases […]
Beginning on March 1, 2011, Social Security checks will no longer be mailed out to new recipients of disability benefits. The Treasury Department recently announced that all United States Government benefits payments will be made electronically to beneficiaries via direct deposit or onto a special debit card. Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income claims […]
While I may be a new addition to the law firm of Hermann Law Group, I am no stranger to the practice area of Social Security Disability. In fact, I started my career in this practice area while working with Gabe Hermann in 1997. Like him, I have been representing disability claimants since then without […]
