The Social Security Administration (SSA) regulates and administers the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Payments under the SSDI are given to people who are no longer able to work due to some disability. On the other hand, SSI is for people who cannot work due to disability. In order to be eligible to receive …

The Federal Government provides certain social security benefits to people who have disabilities caused by injury or illness impacting their ability to work. When a person is unable to work due to a physical disability or a mental health condition, he or she may be entitled to receive social security benefits provided by the Government. The two different types of …

In the attached article,”Medical Exams for Disability Benefits” posted by SFPublicPress.org, author, Laura Impellizzeri, reports on the impact of the Coronavirus on the processing of new disability claims. It is common practice that an applicant for Social Security Disability (hereafter: “SSD”) undergo a medical exam to confirm their claim. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic the federal agency that issues the SSD …

Erich Wagner delves into issues with proposed changes to Social Security Rules in the cited article titled, “Administrative Law Judges: Proposed Social Security Rule Would Violate Law, Supreme Court Decision” posted by govexec.com. Last month the Social Security Administration (herein SSA) proposed a new Rule that would allow for SSA’s appeal judges to take lower level cases. The reason for …

The referenced article written by Andy Jones and published by specialneedsanswers.com describes potential changes for social security disability insurance (SSDI) and social security income (SSI) applications and recipients. This proposal would make it more difficult for individuals who do not speak English to qualify for SSDI and SSI benefits. The proposed change in regulation would also effect current SSDI and …