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SSI and SSDI During and After Incarceration by Jonathan G. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Physical & Mental Disabilities Question: What happens to an individual’s disability benefits when they are convicted of a felony offense and sentenced to a time of incarceration? Answer: Und ... Read on »
Diabetes and Social Security Disability Case Study Posted by Jonathan G. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Physical & Mental Disabilities This afternoon, I tried an SSDI case involving a 53 year old woman claiming disability based on diabetes and associated complications.  In reviewing the record it appears ... Read on »
How to Describe Pain in a Disability Case by Jonathan G. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Physical & Mental Disabilities In a recent post on the importance of claimant credibility , I made a point that your ability to effectively describe your physical pain at the hearing may play a role in ... Read on »
Helpful Tips for the Disability Claimant: Knowing How To Describe Pain by Jonathan G. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Physical & Mental Disabilities In a recent post on the importance of claimant credibility , I made a point that your ability to effectively describe your physical pain at the hearing may play a role in ... Read on »
The Consultative Exam (CE): Part 3 by Jonathan G. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Physical & Mental Disabilities Hello and welcome to the final installment of my 3-part mini-series on the Social Security Disability consultative examination (CE). In this final post, I discuss what can ... Read on »
The Consultative Exam (CE): Part 2 by Jonathan G. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Physical & Mental Disabilities Hello and welcome to Part 2 of my 3-part mini-series on Social Security Disability consultative exams (CE). In this post, I discuss how an independent medical examiner is ... Read on »
The Consultative Exam (CE): Part 1 by Jonathan G. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Physical & Mental Disabilities I have been asked a few questions which relate to the Consultative Examination (CE), which is basically a doctor's appointment sometimes scheduled on your behalf by the SS ... Read on »
Your Credibility – A Key Factor in Winning Your Claim by Jonathan G. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Physical & Mental Disabilities In a previous blog post, I set out several discussion points that I raise with my clients in our pre-hearing conferences .  One of those discussion points has to do with " ... Read on »
How Can Waiting to Apply for Benefits Cost You Money? by Jonathan G. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Physical & Mental Disabilities Recently, I came across a very relevant blog post written by New York Social Security disability lawyer Lew Insler entitled Waiting to Apply for Social Security Disabili ... Read on »
Q & A: How does the SSA determine what my functional limitations are? by Jonathan G. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Physical & Mental Disabilities In this 10th Q & A postI discuss how the SSA determines what your functional limitations are. Question: How exactly does the SSA determine the effects of a claim ... Read on »
Q & A: How much and what kind of information has to be present in my medical records? by Jonathan G. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Physical & Mental Disabilities Throughout my Q & A SeriesI have discussed the importance of medical records manymany times. Hopefully you are starting to get the idea that you can't win a disability cla ... Read on »
Q & A: Can I submit non-medical sources of evidence in my disability claim? by Jonathan G. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Physical & Mental Disabilities Hello and welcome to the 8th installment of my Q & A serieswhich is designed to cover some of the more elusive topics associated with the Social Security Disability claims ... Read on »
Q & A: What medical sources are considered acceptable by the SSA? by Jonathan G. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Physical & Mental Disabilities Hello and welcome to the 7th installment of my Q & A series, which is designed to cover some of the more elusive topics associated with the Social Security Disability clai ... Read on »
Immigrant gets prison time for stealing from the SSA by Jonathan G. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Physical & Mental Disabilities This past November, Mohammad Husseini was sentenced to six months prison time and ordered to pay back the $111,000 he “stole” from the Social Security Administration. The ... Read on »
Q & A: How important is it for me to keep my Social Security file up to date with new medical... by Jonathan G. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Physical & Mental Disabilities Hello and welcome to the 6th installment of my Q & A series, which is designed to cover some of the more elusive topics associated with the Social Security Disability clai ... Read on »
If I Stop Working and File for Disability, How Do I Know that my Money Won't Run Out Before my... by Jonathan G. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Physical & Mental Disabilities I have written extensively on this blog about the claim processing delays that continue to plague Social Security disability.  I suspect that there are a lot of folks out ... Read on »
Q & A: What rules govern the confidentiality of MY medical records? by Jonathan G. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Physical & Mental Disabilities Hello and welcome to the 5th installment of my Q & A series, which is designed to cover some of the more elusive topics associated with the Social Security Disability clai ... Read on »
Q & A: What Rules Govern the Confidentiality of MY Medical Records? by Jonathan G. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Physical & Mental Disabilities Hello and welcome to the 5th installment of my Q & A serieswhich is designed to cover some of the more elusive topics associated with the Social Security Disability claims ... Read on »
Millions receive incorrect notice from Social Security concerning benefit payment dates by Jonathan G. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Physical & Mental Disabilities First of all, I want to say happy 2010 to everyone. 2009 was another year that went by super fast, and I think part of that has to do with the heavy number of hearings we ... Read on »
Social Media (Twitter, Facebook, MySpace): Friend or Foe? by Jonathan G. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Physical & Mental Disabilities Back in July, I posted a blog about how Facebook can potentially damage your Social Security Disability claim if information contained in your profile contradicts your dis ... Read on »
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