by the
Social Security Administration
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, has announced the national rollout of the agency's Compassionate Allowances initiative, a way to expedite the processing of disability claims for applicants whose medical conditions are so severe that their conditions obviously meet Social Security's standards.
“Getting benefits quickly to people with the most severe medical conditions is both the right and the compassionate thing to do,”Commissioner Astrue said. “This initiative will allow us to make decisions on these cases in a matter of days, rather than months or years.”
Social Security is launching this expedited decision process with a total of 50 conditions. Over time, more diseases and conditions will be added. A list of the first 50 impairments – 25 rare diseases and 25 cancers – can be found at Social Security's website by clicking here. In addition, please click here for further information.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this important development, please let me know. We Can Help
If you have any questions or comments regarding this important development, please let me know. Until next time...
Sincerely,
Richard Feingold
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We have many years of experience in helping disabled individuals succeed in their disability claims. Having good representation can make the difference between winning and losing and often can lessen the time it takes to receive benefits.
Some of the things we do to vigorously representing our clients include: 1) Aggressively working with SSA to obtain the medical records so that SSA has the evidence it needs to establish disability;
2) Writing to treating doctors to obtain their opinions regarding their patients' impairments and disabilities.
3) Communicating with SSA decision-makers to zealously advocate on behalf of our clients; and
4) Providing effective and compassionate legal services to our clients during this often difficult time.
These are just some of the things that we can do to help speed the process along toward a desired favorable conclusion. Free In-Service
Regarding Social Security Disability Issues We provide a free in-service to your staff regarding Social Security disability issues. In this in-service, we cover the basics of Social Security disability law to help you identify and better serve those who may be eligible to receive these important monthly cash and health insurance benefits. Please call me if you have questions about this or if you would like to schedule an in-service. Share this Newsletter
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Richard I. Feingold & Associates, P.C.
5153 N. Broadway Street
Chicago, Illinois 60640
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