How Do I Know if my SSDI Monthly Benefit Payment Amount is Correct?
I have found your site and have been reading your comments. I have been on SSDI since 2002. I was a registered nurse for 15 years- always working with no lapses. At on point I was working two full...
View ArticleClaim Approved “On the Record” With Amended Onset Date – Should I Appeal the...
Jonathan, I was recently approved for ssd by the ALJ. I had my 3 heart attacks, the last on May 5, 2005. At that time I became disabled to work. This has been my Doctors statement all along. Like a...
View ArticleHow Do I Calculate My Portion of the Past Due Benefits?
how much do you recive from ss for 19 months backpay after your lawyer are paid? –Etta Jonathan Ginsberg responds: Etta, the calculation is as follows: create a column for each year that you are...
View ArticleHow Do Workers Compensation Offsets Affect Social Security Disability Payments?
dear jonathan: i have been recieving ssd since around 2002 and also recieving workers comp (lifetime settlement)i am 53 years old.there is also a small payment from my ltd carrier, in the past they...
View ArticleWill Filing a Bankruptcy Affect My Social Security Disability Case?
In my law practice, I have handled both bankruptcy and Social Security disability cases. Unfortunately, with delays in the Social Security system approaching 3 years, more and more of my disability...
View ArticleWill Child be Eligible for Dependent’s Benefits When “Out of the Picture”...
I get a lot of questions from mothers who are caring for the children of fathers who are out of the picture. Susan’s situation is a fairly common one so I will answer it here: My 11 year old...
View ArticleWho Collects Past Due Benefits if a Claimant Dies Before a Disability...
I recently received a call from a colleague about a situation that is all too common given the delays associated with the Social Security disability adjudication process – the death of a claimant prior...
View ArticlePaying taxes on Social Security Disability benefits
With only one month to go until April 15th, our focus has quickly shifted to this year’s tax preparations. From W-2s to 1099s, to 1040 mailings to tax preparer solicitations, we are bombarded with...
View ArticlePast Due Benefits Paid Up to One Year Prior to Application Date Only
Questions related to onset dates, application dates and the date of first payment continue to be one of the more confusing elements of Social Security disability. A recent question from a blog reader...
View ArticleYour Lump Sum Payment for Past Due Benefits may be at Risk from Child Support...
Recently the Social Security disability lawyer discussion group on LinkedIn contained an interesting thread about child support issues. Child Support and Social Security disability matters tend to...
View ArticlePayment Processing Mistakes Made by Social Security Result in Accusations of...
You are going to be hearing a lot about Social Security disability fraud in coming months. With the disability trust fund about to run out of money, Congress will find itself moving money from other...
View ArticleClaim Approved “On the Record” With Amended Onset Date – Should I Appeal the...
Jonathan, I was recently approved for ssd by the ALJ. I had my 3 heart attacks, the last on May 5, 2005. At that time I became disabled to work. This has been my Doctors statement all along. Like a...
View ArticleHow Do I Calculate My Portion of the Past Due Benefits?
how much do you recive from ss for 19 months backpay after your lawyer are paid? –Etta Jonathan Ginsberg responds: Etta, the calculation is as follows: create a column for each year that you are...
View ArticleHow Do Workers Compensation Offsets Affect Social Security Disability Payments?
dear jonathan: i have been recieving ssd since around 2002 and also recieving workers comp (lifetime settlement)i am 53 years old.there is also a small payment from my ltd carrier, in the past they...
View ArticleWill Filing a Bankruptcy Affect My Social Security Disability Case?
In my law practice, I have handled both bankruptcy and Social Security disability cases. Unfortunately, with delays in the Social Security system approaching 3 years, more and more of my disability...
View ArticleWill Child be Eligible for Dependent’s Benefits When “Out of the Picture”...
I get a lot of questions from mothers who are caring for the children of fathers who are out of the picture. Susan’s situation is a fairly common one so I will answer it here: My 11 year old...
View ArticleWho Collects Past Due Benefits if a Claimant Dies Before a Disability...
I recently received a call from a colleague about a situation that is all too common given the delays associated with the Social Security disability adjudication process – the death of a claimant prior...
View ArticlePaying taxes on Social Security Disability benefits
With only one month to go until April 15th, our focus has quickly shifted to this year’s tax preparations. From W-2s to 1099s, to 1040 mailings to tax preparer solicitations, we are bombarded with...
View ArticlePast Due Benefits Paid Up to One Year Prior to Application Date Only
Questions related to onset dates, application dates and the date of first payment continue to be one of the more confusing elements of Social Security disability. A recent question from a blog reader...
View ArticleYour Lump Sum Payment for Past Due Benefits may be at Risk from Child Support...
Recently the Social Security disability lawyer discussion group on LinkedIn contained an interesting thread about child support issues. Child Support and Social Security disability matters tend to...
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