Jonathan, what are the grid rules you mentioned? (why is your case easier to win if you are over 50)? –Janet Jonathan Ginsberg responds: The “grids” are rules that can make it easier for you to be found disabled. Social Security recognizes that if you are over 50, have a limited education and have limited [...]
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Hi, i am waiting to see a judge ,my lawyer say’s it should be between now an aujust which would be 16 mths.since i filed appeal. I am 53 ,wil be 54 in oct.I Have type 2 diabetes insulin dependent twice daily,high blood pressure,diabetic neuropathy,osteoarthritis in knees an hands,herniated dics in neck that causes both [...]
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I have a question. My attorney’s paralegal called me last week and told me that my attorney and an administrative law judge will meet to discuss my case (without me) in an effort to make a decision quicker. She said that if the law judge ruled in favor of my case, that would be it. [...]
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With delays in the Social Security disability adjudication process taking as long as three years, it is inevitable that a claimant will pass away while waiting for a hearing. Today, I tried a disability case for one of those individuals. My client initially met with me in June of 2004 and he passed away in [...]
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Can something I say at my Disabilty hearing cause me to lose my case? My ALJ asked me if my RA had gotten worse since I quit working, I replied no, and he said "so it doesnt get worse with movement?", I replied "no" to that too, but he didnt ask me why I said [...]
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my husband has juvielle diabetes, depression, numbness in feet, and he can’t do the same work he used to do he has to see a judge in a couple of weeks. He put off getting a lawyer. He has alot of mood swings and can’t hold any job he’s only been able to hold a [...]
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Ii just got custody of my nephew from cps and he has been in residential treatment centers in fort worth, we had him tested thru the school system and discovered that he is emotional disturbed and has adhd and boplar disorder2 and also has obsessive defiant disorder we also learned that we had to put [...]
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