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There are many pitfalls one can fall into very easily that will later prevent a person or family from getting the most Social Security...

Compassionate Allowance Series By Stephanie O. Joy, Esq., JoyDisability.com 7/16/2021 Early-onset Alzheimer’s disease Early-onset...

Courtesy of the Social Security Administration "Reasonable Accommodations and the Path to Employment" https://choosework.ssa.gov/wise?utm...

Whether you are planning a pro se filing for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, or are hoping to retain a lawyer, two easy...

Happy Independence Day weekend to all of our clients, former clients and associates! (For a view on the Social Security Administration's...

A few years have passed, but the theme remains. A patient has a right to a copy of her medical records and a violation of that right can...

For whatever reason, not much fan-fare issued from the media to spread the important word on a new law to better support those with ALS,...

It is no secret that I am certainly bias towards claimants having legal representation when pursuing a Social Security Disability claim. ...

New and big for patients generally (and therefore Social Security Disability claimants): The 21st Century Cures Act requires that eight...

Myth: I shouldn’t file an SSI application for my client if his SSD amount, once received, will null it out. Joy Disability’s SS Truth:...

The many online wonders the SSA has made available for we the consumer... quite a bit! https://blog.ssa.gov/social-securitys-many-online-...

Save the date and give this event a visit! https://choosework.ssa.gov/wise?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

When to actually trigger a filed application doesn't seem like an actual issue. Or does it? Is soonest always better than later? Here...

A "Medically Determinable Impairment" (MDI) - § 404.1521. Establishing that you have a medically determinable impairment(s). If you are...

A share from the SSA... https://blog.ssa.gov/ssi-helps-our-most-vulnerable/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

The SSA made a video, now on You Tube, in 2014, to better give people the basics of what happens in the SSD/SSI process. Take a look...

https://blog.ssa.gov/how-the-savers-credit-can-help-you-save-for-retirement/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Not a Blog but a share: Commissioner Saul shares with us the SSA's focus on processing of Economic Impact Payments (EIPs) under the...

Hey, Widowed-Retiree! Might you be eligible for a greater benefit under your departed spouse's work record than you are getting on your...

We are all told things we should do or not do by our doctors. Some we do, some we don't do. Please know: Some non-compliant acts or...