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Nancy L. Cavey, a seasoned attorney with over thirty-nine years of experience, explains the complex world of filing for Social Security Disability benefits. Filing for disability can be a confusing, life changing event, so with her deft expertise, Nancy will guide you through: - The ins-and-outs of qualifying for Social Security Disability benefits (such as age and insurance requirements). - Information regarding the process and lifespan of a claim, from the initial application to the reques ...
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Welcome to the Social Security System Philippines Podcast, where we delve into essential topics surrounding social security, retirement planning, and financial well-being. Join us as we navigate the intricacies of the Philippine social security landscape, providing insights, tips, and expert advice to empower you on your journey towards a secure future.
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Do you have questions regarding Medicare and Social Security Benefits? Trusted Senior Specialists has your answers and more. Tune in to find out!
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What does it take to win Social Security disability benefits? Join disability attorney Jonathan Ginsberg as he demystifies the disability approval process and offers proven tactics to help you win the benefits you deserve.
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james@ssa-office.com The podcast on benefits in retirement state by state in the US is an informative and engaging show that focuses on the various benefits and advantages available to retirees in different states across the country. The podcast is designed to provide listeners with comprehensive information about retirement benefits, tax breaks, and other incentives that are available to retirees in each state. Each episode of the podcast features a discussion of one state and its retiremen ...
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The Disability Adult Report
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25:23Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 1, Episode 9 of Winning Isn't Easy: Navigating Your Social Security Disability Claim. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "The Disability Adult Report." Join host Nancy L. Cavey, an experienced di…
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The Initial Application
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26:20Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 1, Episode 8 of Winning Isn't Easy: Navigating Your Social Security Disability Claim. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "The Initial Application." Join host Nancy L. Cavey, an experienced disabi…
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What Is It Going to Cost to File for Social Security Disability, and How Much Am I Going to Get?
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26:35Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 1, Episode 7 of Winning Isn't Easy: Navigating Your Social Security Disability Claim. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "What Is It Going to Cost to File for Social Security Disability, and How …
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The Role of Your Doctors in Your Social Security Disability Claim
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27:34Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 1, Episode 6 of Winning Isn't Easy: Navigating Your Social Security Disability Claim. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "The Role of Your Doctors in Your Social Security Disability Claim." Join …
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Steps Four and Five of the Five-Step Sequential Evaluation
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24:32Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 1, Episode 5 of Winning Isn't Easy: Navigating Your Social Security Disability Claim. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Steps Four and Five of the Five-Step Sequential Evaluation." Join host Na…
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Step Three, and the Listing of Impairments - How to Win Your Social Security Disability Claim Using the Social Security Blue Book
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22:04Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 1, Episode 4 of Winning Isn't Easy: Navigating Your Social Security Disability Claim. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Step Three, and the Listing of Impairments - How to Win Your Social Secur…
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Non-Medical Criteria and the Five-Step Sequential Evaluation
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23:47Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 1, Episode 3 of Winning Isn't Easy: Navigating Your Social Security Disability Claim. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Non-Medical Criteria and the Five-Step Sequential Evaluation." Join host …
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Comparing SSI and SSDI with Amy Bellhorn
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47:35Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 1, Episode 2 of Winning Isn't Easy: Navigating Your Social Security Disability Claim. In this episode, we'll dive into the complicated topic of "Comparing SSI and SSDI" with special guest, Amy Bellhorn. Join host Nancy…
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Introduction to Social Security Disability, and Why “Disabled” Is a Term of Art You Must Understand before You File Your Claim
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30:00Have a comment or question? Click this sentence to send us a message, and we might answer it in a future episode. Welcome to Season 1, Episode 1 of Winning Isn't Easy: Navigating Your Social Security Disability Claim. This is the inaugural episode of our Social Security Disability spinoff of Winning Isn't Easy: Long-Term Disability ERISA Claims. In…
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Episode 8: Field sales vs. telephonic sales
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30:03Get in touch with us: (844) 452-9927Or visit us at: www.tssagents.com/#insuranceagent #lifeinsurance #career #financialfreedom #salesTrusted Senior Specialists által
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Join us as we dive into the world of financial planning in the Philippines. In this episode, our expert, Sarah, breaks down the importance of understanding your SSS contributions and how to use the SSS Contribution Calculator effectively. Don't miss out on valuable insights to secure your financial future! For more information visit our website: ht…
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Join us as we unlock the secrets to a secure retirement with the SSS Pension Calculator. Discover how this powerful tool can help you estimate your pension and take control of your financial future. From understanding contributions to planning for a comfortable retirement, we've got you covered on Pension Prowess! For more information visit our web…
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Episode 7: Lead Generation And Social Media
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30:56Get ready to uncover the power of using customer testimonials, launching enticing lead magnets, and maintaining a consistent presence to dominate social media marketing for lead generation.-----------------------------------------------------------Get in touch with us: (844) 452-9927Or visit us at: www.tssagents.com/..#knowledge #podcast #inspirati…
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Episode 6: Lead Generation And What YOU Should Know About Leads
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30:23In today's episode, we explore innovative approaches for Medicare insurance agents to generate high-quality leads, connecting with individuals genuinely interested in Medicare plans.et in touch with us: (844) 452-9927Or visit us at: www.tssagents.com/#knowledge #podcast #insurance #health #inspiration…
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How to Attack Vocational Witness Testimony to Appeal an Unfavorable Hearing Decision
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25:35This is part two of a three part interview I conducted with attorney Bryan Konoski. Bryan's practice is focused primarily on appellate work - filing appeals from unfavorable hearing decisions with the Appeals Council and, if denied at the Appeals Council, with federal court. In this part of our conversation, Bryan and I speak about vocational witne…
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Episode 2: A Closer Look At Turning 65
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32:11Gain valuable insights into the significance of turning 65 and the complexities of enrolling in Medicare. The episode provides a comprehensive guide to navigating this important healthcare milestone, offering practical advice and crucial information for individuals entering this new chapter of their lives.Get in touch with us: (855) 965-1944Or visi…
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Episode 5: Final Expense
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Get easy-to-follow instructions for using Social Security’s online benefit application.Social Security Administration által
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How to Successfully Appeal Your Unfavorable Hearing Decision
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24:02This is part one of a three part interview I conducted with attorney Bryan Konoski. Bryan is a Social Security disability attorney whose practice focuses on Appeals Council and Federal District Court work. The appellate work that Bryan does is very different than disability application and administrative law judge hearing work. With very rare excep…
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Are You at Risk of a Fraud Investigation from Social Security for Your Disability Claim
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33:57What type of conduct does Social Security consider to be fraudulent? Are you committing fraud if you exaggerate your symptoms or if there is no MRI to document your back pain claim? Or does SSA define fraud as conduct that goes far beyond overstating your symptoms? In my conversation with former SSA fraud examiner Greg Brinkley we try to draw a cle…
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Former Social Security Adjudicator Greg Brinkley Explains the Adjudication Process
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39:54How do Social Security claims examiners (adjudicators) analyze disability claims and what do they do on a day to day basis? In this episode I speak to Greg Brinkley a former Social Security employee. In his 27 year career with the agency, Greg served many roles, including that of a claims specialist (adjudicator), technical expert, fraud examiner a…
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Vocational Witnesses Demystified: My Interview with a Practicing Vocational Expert:
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38:33Social Security disability judges call on vocational witnesses to testify at the vast majority of disability hearings. Although you have never met this witness, he/she plays an important role in your hearing. Disability judges pose "hypothetical questions" to the vocational expert in your case and the answers to these questions will determine wheth…
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Comparing Experiences: What It Takes to Win
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41:21After trying thousands of cases over the past thirty years, I have a fairly good idea what types of cases are likely to be approved. There are certain fact patterns and claimant profiles that I know will resonate with Social Security judges. I regularly speak with colleagues throughout the country to discuss their experiences. These discussions hel…
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Best Practices for Filling Out Social Security Disability Forms
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28:48During the course of your Social Security disability case, SSA will send you dozens of forms. These forms include documents with titles like "Function Report-Adult," "Disability Report -Adult," "Work History Report," "Activities of Daily Living Report," "Pain Questionnaire." Most of these forms are accompanied by a page or two of instructions that …
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What Documents do You Need to Win Your Disability Case?
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34:01Social Security disability judges rely primarily on evidence to decide whether you qualify for disability benefits. Within the last few years, SSA changed its procedure to remove "claimant credibility" as a factor that judges can use. In other words, you may appear before a judge who finds you completely believable and honest, but you will still lo…
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What Evidence Do You Need to Win Your Social Security Disability Case?
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35:27What can you do as an applicant for Social Security disability benefits to improve your chances at an approval? This is the third an final installment of my conversation for former Social Security staff attorney Spencer Bishins. Spencer recently released a book entitled Social Security Disability Revealed: Why It's So Hard to Access Benefits and Wh…
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Benefits for retirement in us 203
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Who Gets Hired to Serve as a Social Security Disability Judge and What Evidence do They Need to Approve Your Case?
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17:39What evidence to Social Security judges find most compelling and convincing? In part two of my interview with former Social Security staff attorney Spencer Bishens, we talk about how a disability judge's background can influence how that judge evaluates a case. Spencer Bishins is a former Social Security Administration staff attorney, serving as a …
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Former Social Security Attorney Advisor Says Claim Processing Delays and Arbitrary Decisions are no Accident
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24:59Recently the Washington Post and several other newspapers around the country have run stories about the inefficiencies and long delays that are causing terrible suffering for Social Security disability applicants. My guest on today's podcast argues that these long delays and poor service within Social Security are not accidental. He contends that C…
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Talking Medicare with Cal Hero
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28:39When you are approved for Social Security disability benefits, you also become eligible for Medicare. But you don't get Medicare coverage right away - instead, you don't become eligible for Medicare until 24 months after you first become eligible for SSDI payments. Why this delay? I can find no good answer other than that the goverment wants to sav…
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What Goes on Behind the Scenes in Your Social Security Disability Case?
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31:26Why do some Social Security disability claims get approved within two to three months, whereas others are denied twice before you end up a year and a half later in front of a Social Security judge? More importantly, what can you do to improve your chances at an early approval? In this episode, I talk to Nashville disability attorney Pete Harris. Pe…
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How to Win Mental Health Disability Claims - Part 2
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20:39How can you improve your chances at winning Social Security disability benefits if you are struggling with a mental health condition like severe depression, anxiety, bi-polar disorder, PTSD or other issue that prevents you from working? In part 2 of my interview with Phoenix, Arizona attorney Jeffrey Herman, we dive deeper into questions about what…
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How to Win Mental Health Disability Claims - Part 1
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18:29What are proven strategies you or a loved one can use to win a mental health disability claim? This is part one of a two part episode in which I interview Scottsdale, Arizona attorney Jeffrey Herman about how he approaches the challenges of representing deserving claimants who are struggling with mental health issues. In part one, Jeffrey and I go …
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Decision Writer Interview Part Two: Why Judges Approve Claims
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26:52Earlier this year I published part one of my interview with Cameron Connah, a former staff attorney with Social Security responsible for drafting approvals and denials to be released by Social Security judges. As a decision writer Cameron had the unique opportunity to listen to literally hundreds of hearing audio recordings and to interact with doz…
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What Should You Expect from Your Social Security Disability Lawyer?
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24:13What should you expect from your lawyer during the long delays typical of most Social Security disability claims? As you may know, Social Security moves at a snail's pace when deciding claims - it is not at all unusual for a case to take two years or longer from start to finish. What is your lawyer doing during these long delays and how do you know…
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Who are Social Security Disability's "Decision Writers" and What do They Do?
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17:08Would you be surprised to learn that the judge who hears your disability case is not the person who actually writes the approval or denial in your case? In the strange universe that is Social Security disability, a "decision writer" working in a cubicle hundreds of miles from the judge and weeks after your actual hearing will sit down with the exhi…
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What You Need to Know About Your Medical Records in Preparation for Your Disability Hearing
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42:33After waiting as long as two years or more for your hearing, you are finally scheduled to appear before a Social Security disability judge to present your case for disability benefits. Your hearing will last around 45 minutes so every minute counts. Should you assume that the judge has read through every page of your medical record? Will the judge …
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Finally, Someone is Taking Action to Address Social Security's Payment Delays
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24:49The one constant in the Social Security disability program is delay. You'll wait months for a decision after you apply, months for a decision on your appeal, and months for a hearing date. After your hearing, you may wait weeks or months for a decision and if you win, you may wait months before you are paid. Nothing is more frustrating knowing that…
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How Does the Veterans Administration Disability System Differ from Social Security Disability?
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35:27The federal government administers two huge disability programs - one for workers who can longer reliably perform a full time job (Social Security disability), and the second a program that pays cash benefits to soldiers injured while serving in the armed forces. You would think that the standards and procedures for obtaining disability benefits wo…
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What to Expect from Social Security Disability in 2020
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36:38What are the trends that we are seeing in the Social Security disability world and what can you expect in 2020 and beyond. If you have an active application for benefits, or if you have already been approved but are concerned about a possible "continuing disability review" you need to educate yourself about the big picture as seen by a Social Secur…
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How a Good Lawyer Will Prepare You for a "No Drama" Social Security Disability Hearing
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28:35Even though Social Security disability hearings are considered "informal" you will no doubt be stressed when you appear before the administrative law judge. Judges are very busy - often understaffed and under pressure to close cases quickly. Experienced lawyers know that thorough and complete case preparation will make your judge's life easier and …
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How You Can Influence Vocational Witness Testimony to Win Your Disability Case
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21:35I get a lot of questions about Social Security disability hearings. Disability hearings are unlike other court proceedings you may be familiar with because there is no attorney on the other side representing the Social Security Administration and the judge in your case serves as both a finder of fact, and SSA's representative. Another bizarre eleme…
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Over Age 50 But Don't Meet the Grid Rules - You Still Have an Advantage
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19:47If you are 50 years old or older you have an advantage when applying for Social Security disability. In the last episode of this podcast I talked about the grid rules - a shortcut to winning for those over age 50. But not everyone fits into a grid rule, so what can you do? In this episode of the podcast I reveal other proven strategies for winning …
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Over Age 50? You Have a Huge Advantage When Filing for Social Security Disability
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15:15Did you know that Social Security has a built in bias in favor of disability claimants over the age of 50? In addition to claiming disability based on SSA's listings, or presenting evidence of diminished capacity for work, the grid rules allow many claimants over 50 to win disability benefits even if they still have the ability to work full time. S…
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Stand Out from the Crowd and Convince Your Judge that You are Deserving of Disability Benefits
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14:42What makes your Social Security disability claim stand out from the 20 or 30 other cases that your judge hears during the week your hearing is scheduled. Every other person your judge hears from that week, that month and that year sincerely believes that he or she is disabled and deserving of disability benefits. Statistically, Social Security judg…
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The Five Elements of a Winning Back Pain Social Security Disability Case
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23:59Back pain is perhaps the most common ailment for adults in the United States, so it is no surprise that Social Security disability judges see more back pain claims than any other medical complaint. Because back pain cases are so common, yours must stand out if you hope to win. In this podcast episode I discuss what I consider to be the five element…
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Social Security Disability Judge Reveals the Evidence She Needs to Approve Your Claim
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18:48What type of evidence does a Social Security disability judge need to approve your claim? Social Security defines disability in terms of how your medical problems impact your capacity for work. But your judge won't approve your claim unless your file contains compelling evidence supporting your claim. In this episode, I discuss the strongest eviden…
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Mistakes to Avoid in you Social Security Disability Case
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25:48What are the common mistakes that you need to avoid when filing your Social Security disability claim and appealing a denial. What do you need to watch out for at your disability hearing? In this episode, I interview Chicago Social Security disability lawyer Jonathan Pearson. Jonathan lives and works in Chicago, where he represents disability claim…
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What Does it Take to Win a Federal Court Appeal
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34:47What happens if you lose at your hearing, file an appeal to the Appeals Council and lose there as well? Do you have any remaining options? My guest today is Karl Osterhout, a lawyer based in Pittsburgh who has built a substantial national practice representing claimants before the Appeals Council and in Federal Court. As we will discover, federal c…
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What Does it Take to Win at the Appeals Council
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35:38What happens if you lose at your hearing? What are your options? Social Security disability law says that if you lose you can either start over with a new application, or you can appeal the hearing judge's denial by filing Form HA-520. How do you know which way to proceed? My guest today is Karl Osterhout, a lawyer based in Pittsburgh who has built…
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