Author Archives: Jay Butchko
5 Steps to Keep Your Social Security Disability Payments Coming to You
One of the things some Social Security Disability benefits recipients may keep in the back of their mind when things change, such as they receive more income from an unanticipated source, they have a change of name, or get divorced, is whether those little life changes may have an impact on the flow of… Read More »
Thinking about Trying to Return to Work but Afraid You Might Lose Your Social Security Disability Benefits? Learn about the “Trial Work Period” under the SSA Rules and Regulations
While some disabled Social Security Disability recipients rely solely on their Social Security Disability benefits check for all of their necessary living expenses, some disabled individuals who receive these important benefits may still think about returning to work. Indeed, with the cost of things rising, with a passion for a certain job, and with… Read More »
How Healthcare Providers Are Helping Improve Social Security Disability Claims
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is taking bold steps to modernize the disability application process. One of the biggest improvements comes from leveraging Health Information Technology (Health IT). This advancement is transforming the way medical records are shared between healthcare providers and the SSA. Millions of Americans depend on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)… Read More »
Curious About Who May be Eligible for Social Security Disability Survivors Benefits? Find Out if You Might be Eligible Now
The Social Security Administration says it best when it comes to the reason behind the Social Security Disability survivor benefits program: “The loss of the family wage earner can be devastating both emotionally and financially.” Recognizing that when a “breadwinner” or main income earner dies or passes away, American families can be left high… Read More »
Did You Know about These 5 Social Security Benefits that You Can Apply for on the Social Security Administration Website? How to Get Help with Your Social Security Disability Denial “Offline”
There is no doubt that the internet has made many things faster, easier, and more convenient for many people. One of the ways in which the internet has been used to make the lives of many Americans more convenient is to enable them to apply for important benefits programs from their own couch or… Read More »
What Lawmakers and Disability Advocates Say about DOGE’s Focus on Potential Cuts to Social Security Administration Programs
Lawmakers and disability and Social Security advocates alike have a lot to say about the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (otherwise referred to as “DOGE”), which is headed by Elon Musk, a private individual and business owner. In case you haven’t heard, DOGE and Musk seek to eliminate government waste and spending, and… Read More »
Social Security and Disabling Vision Impairments: Find Out about the SSA’s Special Rules for Blind Americans and Americans with No Vision
One of the things that blind Americans and Americans with low vision or vision impairments may wonder is what options to compensation they have under the federal Social Security program. Indeed, while there are many types of different disabling impairments that may qualify a Social Security Disability applicant to Social Security Disability benefits, there… Read More »
Waiting for Your Social Security Disability Benefits? You Are Not Alone
One thing that many Social Security Disability benefits applicants may have in common is that they may have waited quite a long time to get their Social Security Benefits application approved, and to get Social Security Disability checks in hand. Indeed, if you think that it has been a while since you last appealed… Read More »
Social Security Administration Federal Worker Cuts and Your Benefits – What You Need to Know
With the Trump administration, including private business owner Elon Musk, making cuts to the jobs of countless federal workers, some Social Security Disability benefits applicants and recipients are wondering how the Social Security Disability benefits application process may be impacted, and what they can do to get legal help with the speedier processing of… Read More »
Social Security Set to “Crackdown” on Social Security Disability Overpayments – Learn All About Social Security Overpayments
The Social Security Administration is set to “crackdown” on Social Security Disability payments, and both those who receive and those who have applied for Social Security Disability benefits may be wondering what this means for them. According to reports, the Social Security Administration is “reinstating a more aggressive policy on recovering billions of dollars… Read More »