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The Board of Trustees report for SS and Medicare was released in July. It is apparent that one of the reasons that ALJs have become more stringent in awarding benefits is that there is an immediate need to shore up the Disability Insurance Trust Fund. As presently calculated, the depletion […]
Author: Mike Murburg
Many older workers who can still do light duty work are still entitled to Social Security Disability Benefits. If you are over 62 and disabled it is wise to take your early retirement benefits and file for Social Security Disability. The two will offset eventually and you will get on […]
We recently won a case where our client had only a few hundred dollars of earnings during the time that she had claimed disability. These earnings can be problematic since nobody at the DDS, or state level will send a claimant a request to explain such earnings and the consequence […]
If a railroader has children that are disabled, these children may be covered by the RRB if disabled. For Example, if a person who is under the age of 18 is disabled, that person would normally be entitled to SSI or Supplemental Security Income benefits. However, when that person […]
PHYSICAL RESIDUAL FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY QUESTIONNAIRE RE: Patient: _________________________________________________ SS#: ___________________________________________________ Please answer the following concerning your patient’s impairments and any reasonable restrictions. Frequency and length of contact: __________________________________________________________ Diagnoses: __________________________________ _____________________________________ ___________________________________ ________________________________ Prognosis: _________________________________________________________________________ List your patient’s symptoms, including pain, dizziness, fatigue, etc.: ___________________________________________________________________ Identify […]