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Continuing Disability Reviews Reinstated

The SSA Reinstates Continuing Disability Reviews In June 2024, the SSA suspended Continuing Disability Reviews (CDRs) for the remainder of the 2024 fiscal year. In...

How to Check your Social Security Disability Status Online

Filing for Social Security Disability (SSD) or supplemental security income (SSI) benefits can be a long process. It typically requires you to wait for months...

How to Prepare for a SSDI Hearing: What to Expect and What Questions Will be Asked at a Social Security Disability Hearing

As a Louisiana Social Security disability lawyer, I understand that attending and participating in a Social Security disability benefits hearing can be scary for you....

How to Negotiate your Hurricane Damage Claim Like a Pawn Star

What Can You Learn From Pawn Stars? Last night in a moment of downtime, I caught an episode of Pawn Stars and as a Louisiana...

How to Make an Itemized Contents List for Your Hurricane Ida Insurance Claim

One of the more time-consuming issues you will face in proving your hurricane damage claim will be remembering and claiming all of your contents. You...

Applying for Long-Term Disability Benefits: Steps to Take

Table of Contents Nine Critical Steps to Take Prior to Filing Your Claim #1 Know Your Policy #2 Make Sure Your Doctor Supports Your Claim...

SSDI and SSI: Similar but Different Disability Programs

If you find yourself unable to work, it is important to know what your claim options are.As a Louisiana Social Security disability lawyer who talks...

Insurer Denies Physical Disability Claiming It’s a Mental Disability

As a Louisiana long-term disability lawyer, I have seen denial letters where individuals with a physical disability are said to have a mental disability by...

Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) announced. 2.5% increase in Social Security benefit checks for 2025

The Social Security Administration announced a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025. This year's increase is more in line with past raises like last year's...

Guide to Applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Benefits

Social Security Disability (SSD or Title II) benefits are available to people who have enough work credits before becoming disabled.Supplemental Security Income (SSI or Title...

Mutual of Omaha Long-Term Disability Denial

Founded in 1909, Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company is a Fortune 500 company offering a variety of insurance and financial products for individuals, businesses, and...

Long-Term Disability Claim Denied by The Hartford

Founded in 1810, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.—better known as "The Hartford"—is an investment and insurance company offering a range of products, including both...