New Social Security Disability Laws 2017

For many years social security has been required to give greater weight in the disability evaluation process to the opinion of a claimant s treating physician about the disability claimant s work related limitations.

New social security disability laws 2017.

Workers earn a maximum of four credits per year. Qualifying for social security disability insurance ssdi requires a minimum of 20 to 40 work credits dependent upon your age when you become disabled. Because this impacts so many americans around 61 million to be precise. New regulations which went into effect on monday are eliminating the so called.

The new regulations became effective on march 27 2017. Ever since the social security administration ssa was launched in 1940 millions of people specifically retirees and the disabled have relied on this income to live off of in their retirement years. With the disruption of mail service and the closure of many social security offices in texas due to hurricane harvey the social security administration has released information about the delivery of benefit payments scheduled for september 1. It may soon be harder to file a disability claim with the social security administration.

Last month the social security administration ssa released its expected changes for fy 2017. All social security documents published in the federal register can be found by accessing the federal erulemaking web portal. By stacy sadove esq and arshi pal graduate law clerk. Ssi law and regulations finder.

All social security disability claims including social security disability insurance ssdi and supplemental security income ssi claims filed on or after march 27 2017 will be assessed according to these new. There are three changes that are likely to increase the average monthly benefits for ssdi recipients which will lead to an increase in back pay and thus an increase in average representative. On january 18 2017 the social security administration ssa revised their regulations with regard to the evidentiary standard administrative law judges alj use to determine eligibility for disability benefits. In fact 3 in 5 retired seniors rely on their social security benefits to provide at least half of their monthly income.

Tampa fl law firm newswire september 8 2017 a u s. The changes will apply to all claims for disability benefits filed on or after march 27 2017. In 2017 you ll have to pay social security taxes on at least 5 200 to earn four credits. Navy veteran has been considered 90 percent disabled and unemployable by the department of veterans affairs va however when he submitted an application for back pay he was denied receipt of such payments by the social security administrative law judge alj who also cancelled his benefits.

Some of these changes are more likely to have an effect on disability attorneys and advocates than others. Earlier this year the social security administration ssa published new rules in the federal register 82 fr 5844 regarding the evaluation of medical evidence in disability claims.