If you or someone you know has a genitourinary disorder resulting from certain conditions including, but not limited to, a kidney transplant, dialysis, or even anorexia, you may have a disability that meets the criteria established by the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Listing of Impairments (the “Listings”). The Listing of Impairments lists impairments considered severe… Read More

If you or someone you know has a genitourinary disorder resulting from a kidney transplant or chronic kidney disease, you may have a disability that meets the criteria established by the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Listing of Impairments (the “Listings”). The Listing of Impairments lists impairments considered severe enough to prevent an individual from performing… Read More

The more that applicants for disability benefits know about how the Social Security Administration (SSA) considers and evaluates their type of disability, the more prepared they will be for the road ahead as the SSA considers benefit eligibility. As the claims process for disability benefits may not only be long and arduous, but complicated and… Read More

The Social Security Administration (SSA) typically calculates disability benefits using “average indexed monthly earnings (AIME),” defined as the sum of up to 35 years of a worker’s indexed earnings. A formula is applied to the AIME to compute the primary insurance amount (PIA), which determines the benefit amount paid to an individual applicant. Social Security… Read More

Quick Disability Determination (QDD) is a process by which the Social Security Administration (SSA) expeditiously attempts to process claims for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI). For those applicants that qualify, the Kenton Koszdin Law Office has the expertise and experience to provide the necessary representation and assistance throughout the entire Quick Disability… Read More

President Eisenhower signed a bill amending the Social Security Act in 1956 into law on August 1, 1956. This bill provided monthly benefits to eligible disabled working individuals. The Social Security Act has been amended by Congress several times in the last sixty-plus years enacting legislation that has attempted to evolve with and meet the… Read More

The Kenton Koszdin Law Office provides assistance in ensuring that all applicants and recipients receive all of the benefits to which they are entitled in Social Security Disability and workers’ compensation cases. Today’s blog discusses the miscellaneous proof required by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to evaluate the eligibility of a disability claim SSI applicants… Read More

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) offers monetary and medical benefits to adults and children who are disabled or blind and who meet applicable non-disability income and resources requirements. The Social Security Administration (SSA) mandates that applicants submit specified documents to aid the SSA’s evaluation of benefit eligibility. Applicants should never wait to apply for disability benefits…. Read More

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) often confuse and perplex those who apply for disability benefits. This confusion and lack of certainty about what both programs individually offer typically occurs because individuals apply for the benefits offered by both programs. Yet, the programs are markedly different. Keep in mind that an… Read More

The claims process for disability benefits is often complicated and confusing, the Kenton Koszdin Law Office provides blogs on the various systems of the body as covered by the Listing of Impairments (the “Listings”) with the hope that applicants can utilize this important information to better understand whether their condition qualifies as a disability under… Read More