A federal circuit court of appeals has awarded a widow 30 years worth of past due benefits on her late husband’s claim. The case involved the claim of Dr. Richard Frusher, a Rhode Island resident who applied for benefits based on mental illness in 1975. Social Security denied his claim in 1975 and again in [...]
I regularly get phone calls or emails from potential clients who tell me that they “want to apply for SSI.” In some respects “filing for SSI” has become a shorthand phrase for someone who wants to file for disability, but, in truth, there is a huge difference between SSI and SSDI. SSDI stands for “Social [...]
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On October 13, 2010, SSA announced new rules effective on November 12, 2010 that will allow SSA personnel to fast track disability claims. Now there are two programs that will allow SSA personnel to quickly approve cases there the medical evidence for disability is overwhelming. The first program is called the “compassionate allowance” program, and [...]
I recently received a question from a woman named Carol who wants to know if she should wait to file for benefits because she is planning on moving to a different state. She writes: I own a condo in central Florida. My parents live in north Florida near the Georgia border. I plan on moving [...]
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