Do Judges Have A Deadline When Issuing A Decision On Your Case?
You’ve waited months for a Social Security Administrative Law Judge to hear your case. You’ve already been denied once. And you’ve finally had your hearing where you presented evidence and testified why you are unable to work. Now the decision on whether you will be found disabled rests with the Judge. But when will you [...]
December 20, 2011
Tags: case, deadline, decision, financial, hardships, judge, Social Security, wait, waited Posted in: Social Security Disability 
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Is There A Medical Expert Or Vocational Expert Testifying At Your Hearing?
Often times, an Administrative Law Judge will employ the assistance of an expert to testify at a claimant’s disability hearing. If you have an upcoming hearing, you will be notified in advance if an expert will be present. But what is the role of this expert? How will it affect your case? And most importantly, [...]
December 16, 2011
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What Happens At A Disability Hearing?
The prospect of appearing in front of a Federal Administrative Law Judge can be nerve-racking. But it doesn’t have to be. If you know what to expect before you appear before the Judge, your hearing will likely be a formality in the process of obtaining disability benefits.
Scott Daniels, a disability lawyer with the office of [...]
November 28, 2011
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How Can A Social Security Disability Attorney Help You?
As a disability lawyer here in New York, I appear on behalf of my clients at hearing centers located in the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island and upstate New York. Often times, I see claimants at the hearing offices without an attorney. Now I don’t know the details of their case, or what is [...]
September 21, 2011
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NFL Players To Be Stripped Of Worker’s Compensation Benefits?
I wonder how many people out there realize that NFL players are entitled to New York State worker’s compensation benefits. While players in the NFL receive huge paychecks, that is, when there isn’t a lockout, they are employees of a company. And just like every other employee for a company in the state of New [...]
April 1, 2011
Tags: injured, job, judge, New York, NFL, player's, Workers Compensation Posted in: New York Workers' Compensation One Comment
Do You Need An Attorney For Your Disability Hearing?
The short answer to this question is “NO”. However, do you want to gamble potentially thousands of dollars for you and your family in the hopes that a Judge will grant your case? Are you prepared to face another rejection by the Social Security Administration, which in turn, results in another waiting game? Unless you [...]
December 29, 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 Really Goes On At A Social Security Disability Hearing?
Disability hearings can be scary propositions. Claimant’s who finally get a hearing date know that they have already been denied once by the Federal government. Now a Federal Judge is going to review the case and decide whether the initial application should have been approved. There is nothing fun about a courtroom. Nor is there [...]
May 20, 2010
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Delaying Your Case So You Can Hire A Lawyer
Most people don’t want to delay their hearing since they’ve waited several months to appear in front of an Administrative Law Judge. But in some cases, delaying your hearing might increase your chances of winning disability benefits.
Certain disability claims are complicated. The medical evidence might be highly complex and often times, the procedural aspects of [...]
May 4, 2010
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Win Your Disability Case With The Right Medical Evidence
Submitting the proper medical evidence is easily the most important element of a disability case. Without the right evidence, a disability analyst or Administrative Law Judge cannot grant your case.
Often times, claimants rely too much on hospital records, surgical reports and single opinions of treating sources. While these pieces of evidence do help in supporting [...]
April 27, 2010
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