Nate Craig of Truth of the Matter Asserted has a great article about what it means if a judge wants you to change the date you became disabled, or in Social Security parlance “amend your alleged onset date (AOD).”
Often, by the time the claimant’s hearing comes to be scheduled, the ALJ will review the file [...]
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What if the Judge wants me to change the date my disability began?
I was denied because I was not disabled before my date last insured. What is the “date last insured?”
Social Security a bit like car insurance: you pay your premiums to obtain insurance covered.
When it comes to Social Security, your premiums are your payroll taxes and the coverage is disability insurance.
In order to qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance, you have to have paid enough into the Social Security system through payroll taxes. [...]
Social Security says my husband or wife earns too much for me to get SSI
Here is a common problem. You apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), but then Social Security tells you that your spouse is making too much money for you to be eligible.
How much is too much?
It was surprisingly difficult to track down an answer. But, at long last, I was able to find out that in [...]
I won my SSI case, now they want to pay me in installments?!?
A lot of things happen after you approved for Supplemental Security Income benefits.
First, Social Security needs to review your financial eligibility.
Second, Social Security must reimburse the State for any interim assistance you recieved while waiting for your SSI decision. In Colorado, the interim assistance program is called Aid for the Needy Disabled (AND). This [...]
How much can I get per month on SSI?
Supplemental Security Income, SSI for short, pays up to the Federal Benefit Rate (FBR).
For 2010, the Federal Benefit rate stays at $674 and $1,011 for couples. For most people, this means the maximum SSI benefits you can get in 2010 is $674 per month.
For 2009, the FBR was $674 per month.
In 2008, the FBR was $637 [...]
