Social Security can recoup overpayments until you die. Alternatively, they can stop your benefits, which means you’ll have to start all over again in the disability evaluation process and prove that you are disabled.

I recently read a blog post on the Epilepsy Foundation forum about Talitha who has applied for Social Security Disability and is frustrated with the Social Security Disability application process.

She asked “How can I speed up the process to obtaining Social Security?”

If you suffer from esophageal cancer you might be eligible for Social Seurity Disability benefits.

Most cancer patients are uninsured and that means delay in or lack of treatment. Delay in getting necessary tests and treatment makes it difficult to establish you will be disabled for 12 months and provide medical evidence of your disability.

Kenneth Nibali, former top Social Security Adminstrator of the Social Security disabilty system, is the plaintiff’s expert in a whistleblower’s suit that has just been filed in Federal Court in Boston.

It is not uncommon for a Veteran who is applying for Social Security Disability benefits to ask his VA doctor to complete Residual Funcational Capacity forms in support of the Social Security Claim.

Just before the hearing we get your updated medical reports, have residual funtional capacity forms completed by your doctor and write a detailed letter to the Administrative Law Judge about your case.

The Social Security Administration has published changes to the Immune System Disorder listings which will become effective June 16, 2008. Immune disorders that are covered in this listing include autoimmune disorders, HIV infection, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), scleroderma, connective tissue disorder, polymyositis, dermamyositis, inflammatory arthritis and a new listing for Sjogren’s syndrome found at Listing 14.10.

Having an experienced Social Security attorney can make the difference between a claim deniald and an award of Social Security Disability benefits.