U.S. Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue and Representative Brown Visit Tampa Bay Social Security Offices

Tampa has one of the worst back log of Social Security cases in the United States. Newly appointed member of the U.S. House of Representatives Social Security subcommittee, U.S. Representative Ginny Brown-Waite and U.S. Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue will visit the Tampa Bay area in an effort to address this backlog of denied Social Security claims....

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Couple Indicted in Disability Scam

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A Rapid City couple was indicted last week in federal court for allegedly lying to the government to receive disability benefits....

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Attorney Fee Caps in Social Security Cases | Tampa Bay Social Security Disability Lawyer

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Attorney fees in Social Security Disability Cases are limited to 25% of the back benefits up to a maximum fee of $5,300. The cap on attorney fees has been raised to $6,000.00 as of June 22, 2009....

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New Drug Treament for Parkinson’s and Your Daily Activities

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Parkinson's disease impacts the activities of daily living and 2 new drugs may help with your activities of daily living. One of the key factors in your Social Security disability claim is the impact of Parkinson's on your ability to do things around your house and side effects of medication....

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Are Your Social Secuirty Disability Benefits Taxable?

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Social Security disability benefits can be taxable depending on your total income and your martial status....

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Social Security Wants a Case Management System To Help with Disability Case Processing

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The Social Security Administration has posted a notice at FedBizOpps asking for information about a case management system to help with disability case processing for Social Security Disability cases. At Cavey and Barrett, we suggest more local staff to assist in getting files ready for hearing would help process denied social security disability claims....

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Resistant Hypertension and Social Security Disability

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There are different kinds of hypertension that might entitle you to Social Security Disability benefits and one is resistant hypertension. At Cavey and Barrett we specialize in handing social security disability claims involving hypertension....

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