Your children are eligible to receive monthly benefits until they are 18 years old (or 19, if they are still enrolled full time in high school). If you are approved for disability benefits your spouse and children might receive disability benefits as well. Each dependent is eligible to receive a monthly benefit amount equal to half of your monthly disability … [Read more...]
Preparation for Your Disability Application
It is very important for you to get yourself ready before you apply for your disability benefits: all the important information that may be used in order to make decisions about your claim need to be handy before your interview is scheduled. All your medical history, job information, personal data, your symptoms, daily activities and anything that might help to prove you … [Read more...]
Flounder Ponder Fishing Tournament
Our law office has been proudly supporting the Flounder Ponder Fishing Tournament that benefits children with autism Jacksonville School for Autism (JSA) just celebrated its Annual “Flounder Pounder” on October 21st and raised $65,000! Chip and Teresa Davis, parents of a JSA student, began organizing this tournament because of their passion for both their … [Read more...]
Social Security Benefits for Children
Children can collect Social Security or SSI disability benefits just as adults do. Disabled children from low income families can collect Supplemental Security Income (SSI) until the age of 18. Once they reach that age they are eligible to collect adult SSI benefits. Children who are approved for SSI disability can also receive Medicaid. Children who are … [Read more...]
Deadlines for 2018 health insurance approaching!
2017 Coverage Even though open enrollment for 2017 health coverage ended on January 31, 2017 you can still get 2017 health insurance if: You qualify for a Special Enrollment Period due to a life event. This could be losing job-based, COBRA or other coverage, getting married, divorced, having a baby, adopting a baby, death, change in residence If you … [Read more...]
Here is Why Seeing Your Doctors is Very Important for Any Disability Case
You can improve your chances of winning a disability benefits significantly by not missing your doctors appointments, as well as collecting any documents and reports from your physician. You should see your doctor as regularly as necessary and follow all physician advice to ensure that your claim is decided quickly and favorably. We need medical evidence to … [Read more...]
You Don’t Pay Us Unless You WIN!
We receive many questions about attorney fees. At The Law Offices of Lori A. Gaglione, there is no charge for your initial consultation. And if we take your case, you do not pay us unless we are successful in winning your claim. Once we win, our fee depends on your back pay. In most cases, the fee will be 25% of your back pay up to a maximum fee of $6,000.00. The fee … [Read more...]
Your Day in Court- Third Step 3 of The Process of Applying for Disability Benefits
The first step in obtaining Social Security benefits is to file an application and complete a Disability Report. Second step is reconsideration. If you are denied at the Reconsideration stage, we will request a Hearing for you. On average, it takes twelve to eighteen months to obtain a hearing date. This long wait is due to the backlog of people waiting for a … [Read more...]
Applying for Disability Benefits: Step 2 of The Process- Reconsideration
The first step in obtaining Social Security benefits is to file an application and complete a Disability Report. If you are turned down on your initial application, we will file a Request for Reconsideration for you. The Reconsideration process is an opportunity for a different Adjudicator to take a look at your claim and determine whether to change the Administration’s … [Read more...]
Initial Application- First Step of The process of Applying for Disability Benefits
The first step in obtaining Social Security benefits is to file an application. After that, you will be given a Disability Report to complete. The form requests personal information about you and your disability such as the names of your doctors and your past employers. You should have all of this information handy. It is important that you be thorough on this report. All … [Read more...]
