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DISABILITY SURVIVAL GUIDE
Are you out of work and disabled? You need a Survival Guide. Here it is. My website provides answers to many common questions about...
CONTACT US HERE
Use this website to tell me about your disability claim. An easy reply form is provided. I maintain this website to serve as a free...
SSI vs. SSDI
There are 2 types of claims: SSDI and SSI, both handled by Social Security, but very different animals in many ways. I'd like to...
TYPES OF DENIALS: WHY THE BAD NEWS?
Social Security denies claims for many reasons. Knowing the reason can help you overcome the denial and get paid. TECHNICAL DENIALS. A...
SOCIAL SECURITY MEDICAL EXAM: MAKING THE MOST OF IT
Social Security may send you for a consultative medical exam with one of their doctors when they don't have enough medical evidence to...
WHAT ARE DOT CODES?
"At my hearing, the vocational expert talked about DOT codes. What are they and how are they used by Social Security?" DOT sands for the...
UNREPRESENTED CLAIMS ARE NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY
Claimants at the appeal/hearing level who are not represented are not taken seriously. I am frequently sitting in the waiting room at the...
WHY YOU GOT DENIED
Initial decisions on Social Security disability applications are made by a state agency called the Disability Determination Service, or...
MAINTAINING YOUR CREDIBILITY
I have appeared before about 35 different federal administrative law judges from Alabama to Minneapolis. These judges are all different,...
HELP YOURSELF: IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES WITH SOCIAL SECURITY
Everyone admits that Social Security Disability (SSDI) is harder to get these days. Here are things you can do to help yourself while...
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