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Are My Social Security Disability Benefits Taxable?

October 16, 2009

Social Security disability benefit recipients often ask if their benefit is taxable. If you are approved for Social Security disability benefits, your benefits may be taxable. You may have tax obligations if you have other sources of income besides your disability payment, or if your spouse earns a substantial income, and there also may be […]

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Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Website

October 1, 2009

Applying for Social Security disability benefits is not the only thing you can do on the Social Security Administration’s website. Do you get frustrated with the long wait while visiting the Social Security Administration (SSA) or get annoyed by being placed on hold before a real person answers your call?  In our fast paced technology rich […]

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Initial Evaluation of Your Social Security Disability Claim

September 17, 2009

Indiana Social Security disability claimants are often unaware of how their claim is evaluated by the Social Security Administration (SSA). Indianapolis Social Security Disability Attorney Scott D. Lewis often explains the evaluation process to his clients. Scott recommends that once you become disabled, you file your Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) claim immediately with the […]

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Social Security Disability and Mental Retardation

September 15, 2009

Those classified as mentally retarded can sometimes find themselves with their claim for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits denied. Although some of these claims may be initially denied, the Social Security Administration (SSA) does acknowledge the disabling effects of mental retardation in its listing of impairments. Listing 12.05 […]

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Social Security to Repay Denied Disability or Retirement Benefits Due to Recent Settlement

August 26, 2009

A class action lawsuit, Martinez vs. Astrue, was settled in California paving the way for the monies owed to Social Security benefits claimants or recipients. This settlement may effect over 200,000 people.  In this lawsuit, 120,000 people refused assistance may request back payments or reapply for benefits and 80,000 people wrongfully denied may receive restitution. Over […]

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Social Security Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA)

August 25, 2009

Indiana Social Security benefits recipients look forward to the annual Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) they receive each year.  COLA is the annual increases that recipients receive in their benefits to offset inflation in the economy.  The Social Security Administration (SSA) began these automatic increases in 1975.  Many disability benefits recipients rely on these increases each year to […]

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