When you apply for Social Security Disability benefits, you will be asked when you first became unable to work, due to your disability. This date is called your disability onset date. Picking the date to list as your disability onset date is an important decision. Your application can be denied based on your onset date. […]
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Understanding Residual Functional Capacity
And What It Means For Your Social Security Disability Claim If you apply for Social Security Disability benefits, one of the factors that may be used to evaluate your claim is your Residual Functional Capacity. This term refers to how much work an applicant is capable of doing. In order to determine your Residual Functional […]
Workers’ Compensation Deadlines in New York
If you are injured on the job, and you hope to receive workers’ compensation benefits, you should be fully aware of the deadlines you must meet in order for your claim to be approved. Claims that are otherwise entirely valid are sometimes denied by the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board simply because the employee […]