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Social Security Administration Faces Disability Backlog Challenges
The Social Security Administration is under a lot of scrutiny these days – from how to keep the federal program strong for next generations – to how it is managing the disability claims backlog with less budget money…
Read moreWill a Government Shutdown Hurt Social Security Disability Claimants?
As Congress continues its debate over budget cuts, many of our customers waiting for decisions from the Social Security Administration (SSA) on their disability claims are worried …
Read moreSocial Security Workers Protest Budget Cuts that Could Worsen Disability Claims Backlog
Proposed budget cuts to Social Security could compromise service to Americans waiting for disability benefits…
Read moreDisability Advocates Save Time for Their Claimants by Accessing SSA Files Online
There is no doubt that we all feel frustrated with how long it takes the Social Security Administration to make decisions on disability cases. But, I do have something positive to report…
Read moreSocial Security Speeds Up the Disability Approval Process
SSA has announced a revision to their approval process to speed up decisions on Compassionate Allowance cases…
Read moreCalifornia Wrongly Continues to Furlough DDS Employees
The contentious debate about furloughing state DDS employees continues to affect Californians with disabilities who are waiting for decisions on their claims…
Read moreSocial Security Proposes Legislation to Stop the Furloughing of State Disability Employees
Back in April I wrote a post about my opinions concerning the practice of furloughing disability state employees. I am pleased to learn that SSA is proposing legislation to end this practice…
Read moreNewest Stats Show How States are Doing with Social Security Disability Backlogs
The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides the public with reports that ranks hearing office backlogs. Here’s a snapshot preview…
Read moreConflict Creates Distraction at a Backlogged Oregon Disability Hearing Office
It’s serious business to get disability benefits. And it takes a long time for a claimant to reach the hearing level of a disability appeal. Apparently an administrative law judge and a disability lawyer lost respect for each other’s roles in that process…
Read moreNADR Helps Train Social Security Disability Advocates
As an accredited non-attorney disability advocate since 2007, I’m required to earn continuing education credits to maintain my professional status. I earn some of those credits at NADR…
Read moreThe Wait for Disability Benefits
Applying for Social Security disability benefits is a complex process and it’s long. Unfortunately there is no magic potion to make SSA move any faster…
Read moreConcerns about SSA’s Delivery of Public Services Prompts Congressional Oversight Hearing
The House and Ways Committee’s Subcommittee on Social Security is holding an oversight hearing April 15 to assess how SSA is managing disability backlogs..
Read moreState Furloughs of Disability State Employees is Just Wrong
To me it doesn’t make sense to include employees of a state’s Disability Determination Services (DDS) in this furloughing practice. That’s because…
Read moreIt May Take Awhile to Feel SSA’s Improvements to Hearings Backlog
The Social Security Administration is working hard to reduce the backlog of claims waiting for hearings. I applaud their efforts…
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