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Compassionate Allowances Mean Faster Decisions For Disabled People

2018-11-22T09:05:32-05:00

In April, Social Security announced 52 new Compassionate Allowances conditions to the growing list of severe medical conditions that qualify for expedited medical decisions. The new conditions include many neurological disorders, cancers, and rare diseases. See List Here: www.socialsecurity.gov/compassionateallowances. The Compassionate Allowances initiative is a way of quickly identifying diseases and other medical conditions that invariably qualify as “disabled” based on minimal medical information. Compassionate Allowances allow Social Security to quickly identify the most obviously disabled individuals for allowances based on objective medical information that we can obtain quickly. The announcement of 52 new conditions, effective in August, will increase the [...]

Compassionate Allowances Mean Faster Decisions For Disabled People2018-11-22T09:05:32-05:00

ADHD and Sleep Disorders

2019-10-13T11:45:31-05:00

ADHD and Sleep Disorders Adolescents with a childhood diagnosis of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are more likely to have current and lifetime sleep problems and disorders, regardless of the severity of current ADHD symptoms according to a recent study. Results indicate that adolescents with a childhood diagnosis of ADHD, regardless of persistent ADHD were more likely to have current sleep problems and sleep disorders such as insomnia, sleep terrors, nightmares, bruxism and snoring. Often ADHD symptoms are caused or exaggerated by primary sleep disorders so treating sleep disorders can be extremely helpful for ADHD. The presence of at least one psychiatric [...]

ADHD and Sleep Disorders2019-10-13T11:45:31-05:00

Washington Post Calculation of Disability in America

2019-10-13T11:45:35-05:00

Lee Ann Torrans Disability Attorney McKinney Texas Recently The Washington Post calculated the disability prevalence rate among the working-age population at the county level. The SSA publishes county recipients of SSI, SSDI disability and SSDI for disabled adult children. The SSA also publishes county-level counts of people receiving support under SSI and SSDI. Those figures were subtracted to avoid double-counting. The rate was created with the county working-age population. Data on Disability Recipients Between 1996 and 2015, the number of working-age adults receiving disability climbed from 7.7 million to 13 million. The federal government this year will spend an [...]

Washington Post Calculation of Disability in America2019-10-13T11:45:35-05:00

Private Investigators and Disability Claims

2017-04-11T18:44:59-05:00

Private Investigators Engage In: Are private investigators hired to evaluate your disability claim? Yes. Private disability carriers and employers often hire investigators. In 2012, nearly nine million people were receiving monthly SSDI checks. Verifiable accidents and injuries such as amputations, head injuries, broken bones, heart attack, stroke, have been consistent percentage-wise. Lee Ann Torrans McKinney Social Security Disability Attorney notes, Claims based on mental disorders and back pain together make up more than half of all disability claims, according to a Social Security Administration report from 2011. Surveillance: Investigative surveillance includes both audio and video. The idea is to record the [...]

Private Investigators and Disability Claims2017-04-11T18:44:59-05:00

Huntington’s Disease and Social Security Disability

2019-10-13T11:45:46-05:00

Having a physician in congress can generate a reality check when it comes to disability.  Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York.,  introduced legislation to provide patient's with Huntington's disease eligibility for disability benefits and waive the two-year Medicare wait period once an individual is disabled by the disease. "I'm a doctor, I've seen how Huntington's disease can affect a person and that person's family," Cassidy said. "When their symptoms decline, many are unable to work and are currently being pigeonholed to a 30-year-old law that is denying or delaying their ability to receive Medicare or disability benefits. This [...]

Huntington’s Disease and Social Security Disability2019-10-13T11:45:46-05:00

Social Security Disability Benefits Running at an Annual Deficit of $51 Billion

2019-10-13T11:45:47-05:00

Social Security Disability Insurance At the end of FY 2014, the Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) trust fund had a balance of $70 billion. In FY 2015, CBO estimates that expenditures from the DI trust fund will total $148 billion while payroll tax revenues into the trust fund will total $115 billion. By FY 2025, expenditures on DI will total $221 billion and the program will be running an annual deficit of $51 billion. Given the cash flow deficit, CBO expects the DI trust fund to be insolvent in FY 2017. CBO projects that the government will collect $3.2 trillion in [...]

Social Security Disability Benefits Running at an Annual Deficit of $51 Billion2019-10-13T11:45:47-05:00

Discrimination Against Mortgage Applicants Relying on Social Security Disability

2016-04-03T19:52:19-05:00

Bank of America's alleged discriminatory activity was claimed to violate the Fair Housing Act and Equal Credit Opportunity Act. See: U.S. v. Bank of America NA, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina, No. 12-00605. Bank of America Corp has agreed to settle U.S. Department of Justice civil accusations that it violated federal laws by discriminating against mortgage applicants on the basis of disability. Bank of America agreed to pay $1,000, $2,500 or $5,000 to eligible mortgage loan applicants who were asked to provide doctors' letters. Bank of America also agreed to hire an outsider to review 25,000 loan applications [...]

Discrimination Against Mortgage Applicants Relying on Social Security Disability2016-04-03T19:52:19-05:00