by Pete Trosclair | Jun 9, 2021 | News & Updates
If you are ready to apply for social Security disability benefits, there are a few tips you should know to increase your chances of receiving benefits: First, make sure you meet the basic requirements to be deemed disabled. There is no reason to go through the...
by Pete Trosclair | May 17, 2021 | News & Updates
The Social Security Administration recognizes that some diseases are so severe that evidence of a diagnosis alone is enough to grant disability. This is known as the Compassionate Allowance program. This program drastically shortens the time it usually takes for an...
by Pete Trosclair | May 12, 2021 | News & Updates
You are not alone. COVID has greatly slowed down the Social Security Administration. Field offices have been closed with only limited staff available for “dire situations.” This is making it harder for many to get their applications filed and for other’s to address...
by Graves Law Group | Dec 26, 2020 | News & Updates
Good news for people currently receiving Social Security disability. A cost of living increase will go into effect in 2021. Your benefits will increase by 1.3%. To see what that means for you, you can log into your my Social Security account online to see what your...
by Graves Law Group | Dec 26, 2020 | News & Updates
The short answer is probably not and plans need to be made to address what is likely going to be a massive influx of disability applications in the near future. This influx can be problematic because as the linked article below points out the high rate of denials at...
by Graves Law Group | Sep 21, 2020 | News & Updates
In March of this year, COVID caused the Social Security Administration to stop holding hearings. The Court then transitioned telephonic hearings in an effort to keep the process moving forward and to date has conducted over 120,000 hearings this way. Starting this...
