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Thank you to America’s Workers this Labor Day 2010
A quick THANK YOU to all of America’s workers this Labor Day 2010
September 6, 2010
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WIN YOUR DISABILITY CASE: PART 2
Markhoff & Mittman is pleased to introduce it’s second installment of how to win your disability claim. After showing claimant’s how they can win their case by meeting a medical listing, the next way to get a favorable decision from the Social Security Administration is through a discussion about the claimant’s past work history.
A claimant’s work history [...]
August 5, 2010
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Why Your Employment History Matters
The Social Security Administration certainly wants to know about a claimant’s physical or emotional impairments. But did you know that a claimant’s employment history is a major factor in whether a claimant can be determined disabled?
A work history provides insight into how long a potential disability recipient has contributed into the Social Security system. Someone [...]
July 8, 2010
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What Will I Be Asked In My Disability Hearing?
One of the most popular questions a claimant has before their social security disability hearing is just what will be asked of them at the hearing. The most obvious questions will certainly revolve around what is preventing the claimant from holding a full-time job, but there are a number of other important topics that are [...]
June 23, 2010
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Get Disability Benefits Without A Hearing
In New York, when you are denied benefits at the initial application stage, you case is transferred to the hearing level where you will have to appear in front of an Administrative Law Judge and offer live testimony why you are unable to work.
For many people, court proceedings can be a nerve-wracking experience. You are [...]
March 5, 2010
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Can You Work While Waiting For A Decision On Your Case?
You’ve applied for social security disability. Your case has been denied upon your initial application and now you must wait several months for a hearing date. Depending on where you live, you might wait up to 20 months for a hearing date.
While you are waiting, the expenses begin to pile up. Your savings account is [...]
February 25, 2010
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How Do I Know When My Disability Began?
This question is so frequent in the area of Social Security Disability law because most people’s disabilities begin long before they stop working. There are the easy cases where a claimant is hurt at work or is the victim of a car accident and Social Security can pinpoint the date of disability. But many cases [...]
February 16, 2010
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Winning Your Disability Case With A Hearing
Social Security disability cases are being denied at record levels. About 60-70% of initial applications are denied by the Social Security Administration. After a claimant receives a denial, it does not mean that they will not be entitled to disability benefits. It means that the disability analyst at the state agency rejected the disability claim. [...]
February 16, 2010
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The Right Medical Evidence Can Win Your Disability Case
In order to receive Social Security Disability benefits, you must first be rendered disabled by the Social Security Administration. Whether you are rendered disabled at the initial application stage, or if it’s at the hearing level, a claim MUST be supported by concrete medical evidence.
Each disability case will require it’s own type of medical evidence [...]
February 8, 2010
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How To Get A Hearing Quicker
Unfortunately, there is no sure fire way to speed up your hearing date. And any lawyer who says they can guarantee you a hearing date within a certain time period is lying. The Social Security Administration processes each claim on an independent basis and the only claims that are “fast tracked” are those that fall [...]
February 7, 2010
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