He says new barriers to accessing disability benefits could have prompted a surge in older adults claiming Social Security ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has backed away from a plan that would have fundamentally altered how disability ...

The Social Security Administration reversed course on plans to restrict disability benefits for older Americans, according to ...

The initial determination process begins when a claimant files an application with SSA. Claims representatives at SSA's field offices screen claimants to verify that they meet the relevant non-medical ...

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Broader use of standardized psychological testing for applicants submitting disability claims to the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) should improve the accuracy and consistency of disability ...

Broader use of standardized psychological testing for applicants submitting disability claims to the US Social Security Administration should improve the accuracy and consistency of disability ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Disability determinations at the Social Security Administration slowed during the worst days of the pandemic, and a hitch in a mobile ...

Unlike traditional attorney-client relationships in which the client pays the attorney at the conclusion of a case, attorneys who represent Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) claimants ...

The SSDI program is broken—financially and functionally. Too many people receive unwarranted benefits, straining the program and hurting those who truly need it. A proposed bill would make SSDI work ...