The Social Security Administration Wants to Change the Rules…Again
SSA yesterday issued a proposed rule that would give adjudicators the discretion to skip step 4 in cases where it has "insufficient evidence" to make…
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Why Should We Give SSI Assistance to Refugees?
Google the words “immigrants and refugees” and a storm of documents will appear, mostly about advocacy organizations. Now add the words “and benefits” and watch…
Read More Can This Case Be Won? Episode 3
This feature appears from time to time as a means of illustrating the challenges that most applicants for social security disability benefits undergo, in their…
Read More Postings on MySpace or Facebook Can be Harmful to Your Disability Claim
Facebook is one of the most popular websites in the world. But experts have been warning teenagers that it’s not a safe place for private…
Read More Social Security Attorney Cheryl Coon to Participate in Potluck in the Park
Cheryl Coon of Swanson Thomas & Coon will staff the Resource Fair Legal Services booth to answer questions about social security disability at Portland's nonprofit…
Read More Social Security Ruling is not Good News for Claimants
What happened? In a move that the Social Security Administration describes as simply intended to reduce “unnecessary workloads” a significant ruling has been changed. Before…
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