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May 01 2024

Insufficient funding of the SSA deeply hurts disabled Americans

By Jeffrey Freedman Social Security Disability

By Jeffrey Freedman The personal stories never end: six years to get approval for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits for a client who was declared 100% disabled by the Veterans Administration; six years for a client with chronic pancreatitis, anxiety, depression, and PTSD; and five years for an applicant with…

Dec 05 2023

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Social Security Disability wait times can be shortened by streamlining the SSA

By Jeffrey Freedman Social Security Disability

The article appeared in The Buffalo News on December 2, 2023. By Jeffrey Freedman Locally, Social Security Disability (SSD) claimants typically wait 539 days for their claims to go from the application process through the hearing stage. After hearing the case, an administrative law judge makes a decision regarding benefits.…

Oct 30 2023

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Social Security Disability Benefits After Incarceration

By Jeffrey Freedman Social Security Disability

Individuals who have been incarcerated may be entitled to Social Security retirement, disability, or survivor benefits, under the SSDI and SSI programs, upon their release. Social Security benefits for released prisoners include individuals seeking to restore previous benefits or those who wish to apply for the first time. When we…

Oct 16 2023

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In SSD Claims, What is More Important: Maximum Benefits or Shorter Wait Times?

By Christopher Kerr Social Security Disability

By Christopher J. Grover, Esq. The original article appeared in The Bar Association of Erie County Bulletin Is counseling a client to potentially forego a sizable monetary benefit ever the “right” thing to do? Sometimes, if you are talking about a Social Security Disability (SSD) claim, it is. Jason contacted…

Aug 24 2023

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Another Voice: SSI can benefit disabled children and their parents

By Jeffrey Freedman Social Security Disability

By Jeffrey Freedman As seen in The Buffalo News on August 15, 2023 When Supplemental Security Income (SSI) was established in 1972, it was to provide a national standard of government support for disabled members of poor, working families. The program mainly served adults until 1990, when the Supreme Court…

Jul 21 2023

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Fighting the onerous battle to obtain disability benefits

By Jeffrey Freedman Attorneys Social Security Disability

By: Dan Herbeck, The Buffalo News First of two parts Kelly Page was a happy, hard-working North Buffalo woman when a brain aneurysm and a stroke rocked her world. It was spring in 2016 when her family began to notice that Page, 41, was forgetting things. She had trouble remembering…

Jun 07 2023

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Veteran with brain cancer gets $600,000 in back benefits

By Jeffrey Freedman VA Disability

Who hasn’t seen an ad for a law firm talking about Camp Lejeune in North Carolina? From 1953 to 1987, more than a million Marines and their families living at this base were using and drinking water that had been contaminated by the dry cleaning chemical, TCE. Years of studies…

Jun 07 2023

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Why Remote Social Security Hearings Are a Win/Win

By Jeffrey Freedman Social Security Disability

Prior to COVID-19, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) claimants were required to appear in person to have their hearings in front of Administrative Law Judges (ALJs). This often meant traveling long distances by car or public transportation, finding reasonable parking, and getting through a security check before reaching the hearing…

Mar 27 2023

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‘Stop the Wait Act’ would end delays for benefits and Medicare coverage for SSD claimants

By Jeffrey Freedman Social Security Disability

Currently, Social Security Disability (SSD) claimants must wait 5 months after their disability starts to be entitled to monthly benefit payments. Then, even after they are entitled to receive payments, they must wait 2 years to receive health insurance through Medicare. These mandatory waiting periods may be over soon. U.S.…

Dec 06 2022

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What is the ‘Offset’ for Social Security Disability and Workers’ Compensation Benefits?

By Jeffrey Freedman Social Security Disability, Workers Compensation

Typically, a person who has been injured at work will be entitled to some type of Workers’ Compensation (WC) benefits, especially if they can’t go back to the job. If the injury is so severe that the worker cannot do any type of job, they might also be eligible for…

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