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What Type of Medical Records Do You Need for Your SSDI Claim?
When applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), you will be asked to provide a wide variety of information. Among the most important types of information are your medical records. These records play an important role in proving your case and increasing your chances of being approved, so it’s important to understand the types… Read More »
What is a Special Needs Trust?
A Special Needs Trust is a tool used to benefit an individual who suffers from a disability. A settlor creates the trust, a trustee manages the trust, and the beneficiary is the person who benefits from the trust. These trusts can be revocable or irrevocable. The trust owns the assets and the beneficiary does… Read More »
What Does a Social Security Disability Attorney Do?
Although many Social Security disability applications go through the process by themselves, even more face challenges that require the help of an expert. Only one in three disability applications are approved, leaving many without the benefits they need. A Social Security disability lawyer works to get disability benefits to those who qualify, but there… Read More »
Special Needs Trust Lawyer
If you have a special needs child or loved one, and you want to protect them from government or private agency abuse, then you need a special needs trust lawyer. When people think about special needs trusts, they often think about Medicaid. However, not all special needs trusts are designed to protect against Medicaid…. Read More »
Retaining a Social Security Disability Attorney
It can be difficult to live with a disability. Individuals often feel limited whether they suffer from a physical disability or a developmental disability. However, if you suffer from a disability you need to retain legal representation to assist you with important aspects of your healthcare. The American Disability Action Group helps people with… Read More »
Reasons Why Your SSDI Claim Was Denied
If you were denied Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, you’re not alone. The majority of applications are denied the first time, in fact. There’s good news, though: the majority of cases denied can be appealed, but in order to have a successful appeal, you must first understand the reason your SSDI claim was… Read More »
Americans with Disabilities Act
Living with a disability is one of the most difficult things a person can experience, and it can make it challenging to accomplish particular processes you are responsible for performing at your job. Your condition may require some reasonable accommodations to be made to make your job duties manageable. This is where the Americans… Read More »
Important Elements of a Disability Case
Some aspects of a disability case can be confusing and intimidating to those who are unfamiliar with the American legal system. Procedural rules may seem esoteric to those who do not have experience working on disability cases. The disability lawyers at the American Disability Action Group have years of experience representing clients in disability… Read More »
How to Appeal a Denied Social Security Disability Claim Successfully
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) denials are far more common than you might realize. Benefits are denied for a number of reasons, but the good news is that those denied SSDI can appeal the decision of the Social Security Administration (SSA). If you were denied benefits, you might be intimidated at the thought of… Read More »
How the 2023 Social Security Cost-of-Living Increases Impact SSDI
Benefiting 70 million Americans, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) will see an 8.7 percent cost-of-living (COLA) increase for 2023, representing the highest increase in four decades. For retirees, the average Social Security benefit will increase by $146 monthly to $1827 in 2023 (up from $1,681 in 2022). Like Social Security and SSI… Read More »