Effective 8/29/24, the Social Security Administration (SSA) made a change in how much Supplemental Security Income (SSI) back pay can be released at one time. For anyone receiving SSI, a fully favorable decision from Disability Adjudication Services (DAS) or the…
Good news for social security disability claimants with overpayments, as the Social Security Administration (SSA) changed “heavy-handed” policies beginning March 25, 2024. www.ssa.gov/ssi/text-overpay-ussi.htm 1) SSA will not be intercepting 100 percent of an overpaid beneficiary’s monthly DIB, also called SSDI,…
WHY DOES THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION’S (SSA) DISABILITY ADJUDICATION SERVICES (DAS) NOT USE THE DATE OF FILING OF AN APPLICATON OR RECONSIDERATION APPEAL TO DETERMINE WHEN THE SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY CASE IS ASSIGNED TO AN ADJUDICATOR? Pre-Covid-19, initial or reconsideration…
SSA issued an emergency transmittal for orthopedic conditions given the challenges social security disability claimants had in receiving medical treatment for orthopedic conditions during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Law Office of Kathleen M Flynn, LLC www.kathleenflynnlaw.com had many clients who…
So happy to hear that Social Security Administration District Offices, ie Field Offices are reopening this Thursday, April 7th! https://secure.ssa.gov/ICON/main.jsp The Social Security Administration has tried to merge 3 phone systems from Field Offices, Office of Hearings and Operations and…
Due to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Social Security Administration will be scheduling limited in person physical consultative medical examinations (CE)s conducted by internists in Atlanta, GA. As far as consultative psychological CEs, some will be conducted virtually…
At the end of March 2020 due to Covid-19, the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Office of Hearings and Operations (OHO) moved from in person hearings to telephone hearings at the Atlanta downtown OHO, Covington OHO, Alpharetta OHO, Savannah OHO, Macon…
During the COVID-19 pandemic from April 10, 2020 until further notice, SSA is NOT acting on the following cases based upon NOSSCR’s June 2020 newsletter. https://nosscr.org: 1. Medical Continuing Disability Reviews (CDRs) -This is good news for any adult or…