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After the lifelong epilepsy of Oro Valley, Arizona native Randall Burger became uncontrollable, he applied for benefits from Social Security disability. The agency denied his claim.U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arizona) says that 64 percent of initial claims for disability are turned down by the Social Security Administration.Giffords' office came to the aid of Burger and upon appeal, his...

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Diabetes is a leading cause of disability in the United States. Unfortunately, the poor who do not have access to good medical care are more prone to disability from this horrible disease that those who have access to good medical care.According to a study released on Friday, February 15 by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, managing the disabling condition of diabetes is made more...

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The Treasury Department has made plans to introduce a prepaid debit card for recipients of Social Security, including those receiving disability, in an effort to provide benefits payments that are safer and cheaper.The Direct Express debit card is to be introduced in a handful of states in the coming spring and rolled out by the end of the coming summer. Comerica Inc.'s Comerica Bank has been...

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Two Nebraska women are warning those retired, on disability, or otherwise to be careful of phone calls from individuals claiming to be from the Social Security Administration.According to Gina Slavik, she took one such call and as a result, ended up losing money. Slavik referred to the individual she received the phone call from as "smooth." He called her with the message that she was owed a...

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North Dakota Senator Bryan Dorgan questions the high rate of social security disability claims denials. The fact that there is a high win rate at the appeal level suggests that too many claims are denied on the initial application.Dan Neer, A Bismarck, North Dakota man who suffers from chronic back pain has been battling the Social Security Administration to receive disability benefits. Neer...

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An Omaha, Nebraska orphan has been asked by the Social Security Administration to refund money that was paid to him 30 years ago.Jay Rovang, 50, said that he received a letter from the SSA which said that they wanted to be paid benefits that he was overpaid which total $662. Rovang is disabled and lives on a fixed income.According to Rovang, he began receiving survivor benefits at the age of...

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Men and women who have become disabled while on active duty serving in the U.S. military are receiving 'expedited processing' of disability claims from Social Security. The expedited process is for those members of the U.S. military who were disabled on or after the date of October 1, 2001, no matter where the disability occurred. Benefits can be applied for and received by those in the military...

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Social Security Disability claimants should file their claims for Social Security Disability at the first indication that they may be disabled. The backlog of disability cases is so great that there is a long wait for cases to be heard and decided.The long delays have caused a great hardship on disabled claimants who are financially strapped and have no savings and are now out of work.The number...

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Q: What is the Social Security Administration's definition of disability?A: The Social Security Administration's rules and regulations define disability as the inability to do any substantial gainful activity (SGA) as the result of medically determinable mental and/or physical impairments. These mental and/or physical impairments must be those that (1) have lasted or are expected to last for a...

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