When the Coronavirus Pandemic hit, many people found their medical appointments canceled with no indication of when in-person appointments would resume. For many medical providers, in-person appointments have now resumed, with safety precautions such as wearing masks and temperature checks…
During the coronavirus pandemic the Social Security Administration has been offering claimants the option of (1) having a phone hearing, or (2) asking for a continuance until face to face hearings are again being offered (and nobody knows how long…
How is the coronavirus making it difficult to prove some disability cases? Any disability case depends upon medical evidence and medical opinions. Medical evidence and medical opinions are only obtainable if a disability claimant is going to his or her…
The long-term health effects of COVID-19 are still largely unknown because the virus itself is still only months old and research on this has been limited. In large part, researchers are still trying to determine the disease’s short-term effects. However,…
For Social Security disability clients over age 50, the way in which you fill out your work history report could be the difference in getting benefits at the initial level or having to wait for a disability hearing in front…
Ohio Unemployment and the Coronavirus (COVID-19) With the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus, the State of Ohio, as with many states, have streamlined the process for getting unemployment benefits. They also added an additional $600 per week supplement under…
Step 2: Do you have a severe medical problem that affects your ability to work? Once it has been determined that an individual is not working at Step 1, SSA will proceed to Step 2. This step asks whether a…
Step 4: Are you able to do any of your past jobs? At the fourth step of the Sequential Evaluation, Social Security considers your residual functional capacity and your past relevant work. If Social Security determines that despite any physical…
Disability Lawyers, Disability Judges and Disability Clients are Doing Social Security Phone Hearings Presently, Northeast Ohio Social Security Hearing Offices are conducting Social Security phone hearings. It is expected that hearings will be conducted this way at least through the…
Step 3: Does your medical problem meet or equal one of Social Security’s listed impairments? At the third step of the Sequential Evaluation, Social Security will determine whether or not an individual’s impairment meets or equals one of the listed…