Category Archives: Social Security Appeals
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Decades ago suspicious employers doubting disability claims would send out private investigators to surreptitiously photograph a claimant mowing the lawn or practicing golf strokes. Today it’s just a matter of asking for access to social media sites like: Facebook Twitter eBay Tumblr Instagram At least according to a magistrate in federal district court in Newark,… Read More »
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Injured veterans are eligible for expedited Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits. Any veteran wounded after October 1, 2001, no matter the cause or place of the injury is eligible for these services. Even veterans in active duty status and receiving military pay might still be eligible for SSD. The determining factor, of course, is… Read More »
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In the last two decades the number of Americans receiving Social Security Disability benefits (SSD) has more than doubled from 5.2 million to 11.7 million by the close of 2011. Analysts explain the rise two ways: the aging Baby Boomer population is now more prone to illness and accidents, and the fact that more women… Read More »