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. […]
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 […]
How to Describe Your Physical Limitations to the Judge
At your disability hearing, you should expect the judge to ask you questions about your physical limitations. Specifically the judge will want to know how long you can stand and sit, how far you can walk, how much you can lift, and so forth. You need to be aware that there is a built-in problem […]
If You Can Not Survive On Your Partial Disability Payments-Look To Unemployment
If you have been deemed partially disabled under the New York State Workers’ Compensation Law, the maximum amount that you are eligible to receive is 50% of your average weekly wage. In most instances, partial disability payments are even less than ½ of your pre-injury earnings. Needless to say, it is impossible for many people […]
Advice regarding hiring an attorney for your Social Security case
If you are thinking about applying for Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income benefits, you may not need to hire an attorney right away. In fact, I almost always recommend against hiring an attorney until someone receives a formal denial on his or her initial application for benefits. Applying for Social Security benefits is […]
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