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Social Security Disability Hearing Backlog

December 30, 2009

Indiana Social Security disability claimants often experience frustration when attempting to get Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Claimants may feel aggitated by the repetitive paperwork that they are required to complete in order to file a claim, the lack of communication with the Social Security Administration (SSA), and finally, […]

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Indiana Disability Determination Bureau (DDB)

December 23, 2009

What is the Indiana Disability Determination Bureau? DDB is a state-level agency is 100% federally funded whose duty is to determine disability eligibility among claimants. The DDB’s determinations are made based on the SSA’s rules and regulations. Indiana Social Security disability claimants are often confused by what the Disability Determination Bureau (DDB) does for the […]

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Social Security Disability Benefits and Diabetes

December 21, 2009

Indiana residents that suffer from diabetes may qualify for Social Security disability benefits. Indianapolis Social Security Disability Attorney Scott D. Lewis has experience in representing claimants with diabetes. As specified in the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Listing of Impairments, Section 9.0, Endocrine System, a claimant may qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental […]

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Social Security Disability Benefit Payments

December 16, 2009

Are you an Indiana Social Security disability claimant that has recently been approved for disability benefits? Like most claimants, you are wondering when you will receive that first payment from the Social Security Administration (SSA). Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits are designed to replace a claimant’s income once they are no longer able to […]

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Social Security Disability Claimants and Transferability of Skills

December 10, 2009

As a Social Security disability claimant reaches the final step of the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) evaluation process, the SSA considers the claimant’s ability to perform other work which differs from past work. This is called transferability of skills. The SSA defines “transferable skills” as skills that can be used in other jobs when the […]

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Social Security Disability Benefits for Visually Impaired Claimants

December 4, 2009

Indiana residents may qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits if they are “legally blind” According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), “legally blind” is defined as if the claimant’s vision cannot be corrected to better than 20/200 in their better eye, or if their visual field is […]

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