Archive
Social Security Disability (SSDI) Application Process
In order to receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, you must apply and have the application approved by the Social Security Administration (SSA). There are four opportunities to win that approval…
Read moreSocial Security Administration Faces Disability Backlog Challenges
The Social Security Administration is under a lot of scrutiny these days – from how to keep the federal program strong for next generations – to how it is managing the disability claims backlog with less budget money…
Read moreIf the Judge Denies Your Disability Case, You Have a Third Chance to Appeal
What if the judge at your hearing rules against you? You can request that Social Security’s Appeals Council review the judge’s actions…
Read moreWhy was I Denied Disability Benefits?
Thousands of people with disabilites are waiting months to get through an appeal of their denied disability case. If you are one of them, or are in disbelief that you were denied in the first place, you may think that…
Read moreThe Social Security Disability Insurance Appeals Process
If you have been denied your disability claim, you must appeal within 60 days. You have four appeal opportunities in the following order…
Read moreNewest Stats Show How States are Doing with Social Security Disability Backlogs
The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides the public with reports that ranks hearing office backlogs. Here’s a snapshot preview…
Read moreLesson Learned – We Must Clearly Communicate with Our Claimants at All Times
We strive to be responsive to the needs of our customers. But, sometimes, things fall through the cracks, as it did for one of our claimants…
Read moreWhat Will Happen at My Social Security Disability Hearing?
Your hearing is your most important opportunity for getting approved for disability benefits. By the time you walk into the hearing room, your Advocate will have helped you feel well-prepared to meet the judge…
Read moreNADR Helps Train Social Security Disability Advocates
As an accredited non-attorney disability advocate since 2007, I’m required to earn continuing education credits to maintain my professional status. I earn some of those credits at NADR…
Read moreOur Disability Advocates Get It Done
When a disability claim reaches the hearing level of the Appeals process, the claimant has already experienced two denials and a long waiting period to get scheduled for a hearing…
Read more- 1
- 2