The number of conditions that qualify as “compassionate allowances” to the Social Security Administration is growing. The compassionate allowances program was created so that the most severely disabled could receive their benefits faster. Now, many more conditions have been added to the list, which has grown considerably since its inception. Effective in August, 52 conditions […]
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Social Security adds 52 conditions to ‘compassionate allowances’
Posted on June 7th, 2012 by Jeffrey Rabin
Number of baby boomer SSDI applicants may skyrocket
Posted on May 31st, 2012 by Jeffrey Rabin
Most members of the baby boomer generation are at least 50 years old, meaning they are at an age where disability is an increasingly likely possibility. Many of them are not quite at retirement age, and that means that many of them may first file for disability benefits. They aren’t the only ones applying for […]
Second disability judge in a year placed on leave
Posted on May 17th, 2012 by Jeffrey Rabin
There are about 1,500 Social Security disability law judges in the country who consider appeals and decide which applicants should be granted benefits. Now, the second one in the span of a year has been placed on leave. Both judges have something in common: They have very high approval rates. The first judge to go […]
Social Security Checks Delivered Electronically
Posted on April 27th, 2012 by Jeffrey Rabin
Change can be good. Then again, there are times when change is good for some, but not for others. The federal government will soon change the way individuals in Illinois and elsewhere receive their Social Security checks. Rather than receiving checks in the mail as they have for years, recipients of Social Security disability benefits […]
Sufferers of Rheumatoid Arthritis May be Eligible for Disability Benefits
Posted on March 15th, 2012 by Jeffrey Rabin
Social Security disability eligibility is limited to people who suffer from medical problems so severe that they are not able to perform work of any type. Applicants must provide medical documentation illustrating their inability to work for a period of time equaling, or expected to equal, 12 months. People in Illinois may be unaware that […]
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