Social Security Benefits – Page 3 – Vanarell & Li, LLC, Westfield, NJ Elder Law Attorneys

Jun

Social Security's List of "Best Practices for SSA Claimants' Representatives"

June 27, 2009

The Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) administers the hearings and appeals program for...

May

More information About the One-Time Economic Stimulus Payment For SSA And SSI Recipients

May 1, 2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was signed into law by...

Mar

Social Security's New Rulings Clarify How The Agency Determines Childhood Disability Under the "Functional Equivalence" Rule

March 29, 2009

On February 17 and 18, 2009, the Social Security Administration (SSA) issued a series of...

Mar

Stimulus Payment for Social Security Recipients to Arrive in May's Mail

March 27, 2009

On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...

Mar

Shrinking Staff Levels, A Dramatically Increasing Workload And More Complicated Disabling Impairments Lead To An Exploding Backlog Of SSA Claims

March 25, 2009

According to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office, shrinking staff levels, a dramatically...

Feb

Ten most common reasons why a claimant for Social Security benefits may lose on appeal

February 28, 2009

Here are the ten most common reasons why a claim for benefits from the Social...

Feb

Social Security's Disability Backlog: Economic Stimulus Package May Help

February 26, 2009

The average time it took to process a claim for benefits with Social Security Administration...

Feb

Are Prisoners Entitled to Social Security Benefits?

February 19, 2009

A recent Social Security case I got involved in brought this issue to my attention...

Feb

Social Security Administration increases limit on SSA and SSI claims-related fee agreements

February 10, 2009

The Social Security Act (Act) provides a streamlined process for an attorney to obtain approval...

Jan

CMS issues new POMS for trusts

January 21, 2009

A new Programs Operations Manual System (POMS), used by Social Security Administration employees to administer...

Jan

SSA Adopts "Preponderance of the Evidence" Standard

January 19, 2009

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has issued a final rule that applies the “preponderance of...

Jan

SSA Online Retirement Tools

January 18, 2009

Retirement Estimator. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has a new on-line calculator that allows authenticated...

Jan

Social Security Announces Nationwide Launch of Compassionate Allowances Initiative

January 2, 2009

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has launched a national rollout of the agency’s Compassionate Allowances...

Dec

Advice for Claimants for Social Security and SSI Disability Benefits

December 31, 2008

1. Claims for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits, or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claims based...

Dec

A Roundup of Key Elder Law Numbers for 2009

December 24, 2008

Below is compilation of Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security and other figures for 2009 that are...

Dec

Professor Donald D. Vanarelli speaks at ICLE Elder Law College on Social Security and SSI Issues

December 20, 2008

On December 16, 2008, I spoke at the 2008 “Elder Law College”, held at the...

Dec

Public Benefits Basics – Social Security and SSI Benefits

December 2, 2008

Because much of the elder law practice population is elderly or disabled and at or...

Oct

Social Security Benefits to Rise 5.8 Percent, Biggest Leap Since 1982

October 31, 2008

The nation’s roughly 53 million elderly and disabled Social Security recipients will get their biggest...

Oct

How Does Work Affect Your Social Security Payments?

October 18, 2008

Many people continue to work beyond retirement age, either by choice or out of necessity....

Sep

Kassin vs. Kassin: A Child Support Award, Reduced by Social Security Benefits Received By the Child, May Effect Alimony

September 25, 2008

In this divorce case, the trial court denied the defendant ex-husband’s post-divorce-judgment motion in which...

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