SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY FEDERAL COURT ACTIONS
WHY? Your claim for SSI and/or SSDI has been denied by the Social Security Administration (SSA) at Initial Review, upon Reconsideration, before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), and by the highest administrative tribunal, the Appeals Council (AC). You have exhausted all possible administrative remedies and, despite having been unable to work
Update March 3rd 2021
Green & Greenberg is pleased and proud to announce our most recent hire, Jaqueline G. Barsamian, Esq., who will head up the Appeals Council and Federal Court Division at the firm. Jaqueline’s unique talents at the final administrative stage and in Federal Courts will be of great value in allowing
Update February 23, 2021
Check out all the latest Disability Benefits and SSI news related to the pandemic at Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) | SSA . One of the latest entries there lists as grounds for good cause for late filing of appeals the fact that Social Security offices are closed to the public due to the COVID-19
DISABILITY AND SSI BASED ON MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS)
Multiple sclerosis (MS) involves an immune-mediated process in which an abnormal response of the body’s immune system is directed against the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS is made up of the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. Within the CNS, the immune system causes inflammation that damages myelin — the fatty substance that surrounds and
COVID-19 AND DISABILITY
A number of clients have asked about Covid-19 as a basis for disability benefits or SSI. While most people recover from the virus after several weeks, some suffer more serious effects and ongoing impairments. Those with autoimmune diseases such as MS, lupus, or rheumatoid arthritis, those with other chronic health conditions
New Guidance on Statutory Benefit Continuation
SSA updated its coronavirus website on November 6 to include new guidance for people whose disability benefits were terminated because of a Continuing Disability Review determination or age-18 redetermination. Those who submitted requests for reconsideration of the termination but did not elect statutory benefits consideration can now request that their benefits continue until
COVID 19 – IN PERSON HEARINGS UNAVAILABLE
In person hearings on claims for SSI and disability insurance benefits are currently postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That means that many claimants require alternative ways for their claims to be heard as soon as possible. Until very recently, the majority of hearings which have not been postponed have
Faces of Rhode Island – Social Security Disability Edition – RI MONTHLY
In 1991, Rhode Island lawyers David Green and Moe Greenberg joined forces to represent claimants for Social Security Disability Benefits and SSI. Over more than twenty-five years, Green & Greenberg has won thousands of Rhode Island disability cases entitling its clients to awards of medical insurance coverage, retroactive cash benefits