Social Security Disability

Social Security Disability: What is SGA?

Posted on behalf of Harbin & Burnett on Dec 04, 2018 in Social Security Disability

Social Security Disability:  In order to be eligible to receive Social Security Disabilty Benefits and/or Supplement Security Income (SSI), a claimant must be unable to engage in substantial gainful activity (SGA). A person earning over a certainly amount… Read More

Social Security Disability: keep track of your medical treatment

Posted on behalf of Harbin & Burnett on Oct 25, 2018 in Social Security Disability

Social Security Disability claims depend upon medical records to establish a claimant's injuries and health problems.  Keeping an accurate account of medical treatment received may be the difference between winning and losing a claim. The person seeking… Read More

Social Security Disability: Request for Hearing

Posted on behalf of Harbin & Burnett on Sep 25, 2018 in Social Security Disability

You have filed for Social Security Disability and have been denied.  You next filed a Request for Reconsideration and have been denied again.  What is your next option? The next step in the disability process is to file a Request for Hearing before an… Read More

Working "under the table" and Social Security Disability Benefits

Posted on behalf of Harbin & Burnett on Apr 17, 2018 in Social Security Disability

Working "under the table" and Social Security Disability Benefits Every few weeks our office gets a telephone call with a similar fact pattern.  The caller, usually a male, is calling regarding disabilty benefits. He has been denied because he does not… Read More

My Social Security Disability claim has been denied. What do i do?

Posted on behalf of Harbin & Burnett on Apr 06, 2018 in Social Security Disability

You've just received a denial letter from Social Security. Now what? First of all, realize that the majority of Social Security Disability claims are denied at the initial level. Second, you have a limited time to appeal. You have 60 days plus 5 days… Read More

Staff Cuts and Office Closures make it Difficult to Reach SSA Offices

Posted on behalf of Harbin & Burnett on Jul 15, 2014 in Social Security Disability

Since 2010, office closures and staff cuts have made it more difficult for Americans to reach representatives at the Social Security Administration (SSA) offices. In the past four years, 64 field offices have been closed along with 533 mobile offices,… Read More