Latest Apply for disability Podcast Episodes
How to Attack Vocational Witness Testimony to Appeal an Unfavorable Hearing Decision
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - March 05, 2024 03:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsThis 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 ou...
How to Successfully Appeal Your Unfavorable Hearing Decision
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - December 03, 2023 22:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsThis 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 adm...
Are You at Risk of a Fraud Investigation from Social Security for Your Disability Claim
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - October 09, 2023 02:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsWhat 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 f...
Former Social Security Adjudicator Greg Brinkley Explains the Adjudication Process
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - September 01, 2023 12:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsHow 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 spe...
Vocational Witnesses Demystified: My Interview with a Practicing Vocational Expert:
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - August 01, 2023 12:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsSocial 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...
Comparing Experiences: What It Takes to Win
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - July 01, 2023 12:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsAfter 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 co...
Best Practices for Filling Out Social Security Disability Forms
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - June 11, 2023 16:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsDuring 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 for...
What Documents do You Need to Win Your Disability Case?
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - May 01, 2023 15:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsSocial 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...
What Evidence Do You Need to Win Your Social Security Disability Case?
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - April 06, 2023 19:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsWhat 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 Disabil...
Who Gets Hired to Serve as a Social Security Disability Judge and What Evidence do They Need to Approve Your Case?
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - March 01, 2023 13:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsWhat 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 Soc...
Former Social Security Attorney Advisor Says Claim Processing Delays and Arbitrary Decisions are no Accident
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - February 01, 2023 13:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsRecently 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...
Talking Medicare with Cal Hero
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - January 11, 2023 22:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsWhen 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...
What Goes on Behind the Scenes in Your Social Security Disability Case?
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - May 28, 2021 18:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsWhy 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,...
How to Win Mental Health Disability Claims - Part 2
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - February 11, 2021 02:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsHow 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 J...
How to Win Mental Health Disability Claims - Part 1
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - January 20, 2021 17:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsWhat 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 wi...
Decision Writer Interview Part Two: Why Judges Approve Claims
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - November 16, 2020 13:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsEarlier 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 hundre...
What Should You Expect from Your Social Security Disability Lawyer?
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - November 03, 2020 19:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsWhat 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 l...
Who are Social Security Disability's "Decision Writers" and What do They Do?
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - July 07, 2020 02:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsWould 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 week...
What You Need to Know About Your Medical Records in Preparation for Your Disability Hearing
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - May 13, 2020 12:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsAfter 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 t...
Finally, Someone is Taking Action to Address Social Security's Payment Delays
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - April 23, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsThe 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 befor...
How Does the Veterans Administration Disability System Differ from Social Security Disability?
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - March 04, 2020 18:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsThe 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 standa...
What to Expect from Social Security Disability in 2020
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - January 24, 2020 16:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsWhat 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 ...
How a Good Lawyer Will Prepare You for a "No Drama" Social Security Disability Hearing
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - November 20, 2019 17:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsEven 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 ...
How You Can Influence Vocational Witness Testimony to Win Your Disability Case
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - October 15, 2019 15:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsI 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 o...
Over Age 50 But Don't Meet the Grid Rules - You Still Have an Advantage
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - August 24, 2019 16:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsIf 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 ...
Over Age 50? You Have a Huge Advantage When Filing for Social Security Disability
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - July 23, 2019 01:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsDid 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 e...
Stand Out from the Crowd and Convince Your Judge that You are Deserving of Disability Benefits
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - June 18, 2019 15:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsWhat 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 d...
The Five Elements of a Winning Back Pain Social Security Disability Case
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - June 01, 2019 11:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsBack 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 ...
Social Security Disability Judge Reveals the Evidence She Needs to Approve Your Claim
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - May 15, 2019 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsWhat 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 you...
Mistakes to Avoid in you Social Security Disability Case
Social Security Disability Law Podcast - April 15, 2019 04:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsWhat 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 a...
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