Ortiz Law Firm is dedicated to helping people recover the disability benefits they deserve. We handle group Long Term Disability (LTD) claims, individual disability insurance policy claims, ERISA disability claims, and Social Security Disability claims.
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Schedule For Social Security Disability Payments Social Security disability, survivor, and retirement benefits are paid in the month after they are payable. The benefit payment day is determined by the day of the month the payment recipient was born. For beneficiaries born between the 1st of the month and the 10th of the month, benefits …
Schedule For Social Security Disability Payments [2025 Update]Read More
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Sign up for our no cost, online training webinar and you will get exclusive training with Social Security Disability attorney Nick Ortiz. He will show you how to take control and build a winning claim for Social Security Disability benefits without hiring an attorney. Attendees will learn: How to exercise power over the outcome of your …
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After being accused of denying rides to people with disabilities in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the popular ride-sharing service Lyft has agreed to update its policies and procedures to prevent further discrimination against people using foldable or collapsible wheelchairs and walkers and ensure equal access to rides. As part of a …
Lyft Updates Policies Following A Dozen Disability Discrimination ComplaintsRead More
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Residual Functional Capacity Forms play a pivotal role in evaluating disability claims. The disability claims handler deciding your long-term disability claim or Social Security Disability claim needs to assess your residual functional capacity (RFC) to determine if you can work. One way to accomplish this is by having a doctor assess your residual functional capacity and complete an RFC …
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When you apply for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits (DIB, also called SSDI or RSDI), Social Security does not tell you that you can (or should) hire a lawyer to assist you in your claim. You Have the Right to Representation From the Beginning The Ortiz Law Firm is a disability law firm that was …
What The SSA Won’t Tell You About The Disability Application ProcessRead More
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A “closed period” of benefits may be appropriate where the claimant’s impairment has lasted for a continuous period of at least 12 months but improves to the point where the claimant is no longer disabled at the time the claim is ultimately decided (in other words, at the time of adjudication). To establish a closed …
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In Social Security Disability claims, the Treating Physician Rule provides that substantial weight should be given to the impairment opinions given by a treating doctor in a Residual Functional Capacity Form (RFC). Social Security’s regulations establish a framework for apportioning weight to medical opinions. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1527(d). The Administrative Law Judge considering your claim must …
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The Social Security Administration uses a five-step sequential evaluation process to decide whether you are disabled. These rules apply to you if you file any of the following applications for disability benefits: Supplemental Security Income benefits, Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, child’s insurance benefits, and widow’s or widower’s benefits. Social Security will consider all evidence …
The Five-Step Sequential Evaluation Process: How Social Security Determines DisabilityRead More
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The Appeals Council is the last level of administrative appeal after an unfavorable decision from an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) in a Social Security Disability claim. Sometimes, for whatever reason, the evidence just did not make it to the ALJ at the hearing in your claim. It is still possible to submit new evidence to …
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I have seen other attorneys post that a criminal background will not keep a claimant from receiving Social Security Disability benefits as long as the claimant does not have an outstanding felony warrant. This is mostly correct. However, there is one additional “felony impairment” rule: a claimant cannot receive Title II Disability Insurance benefits if …
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During the 1950s and1960s, the Social Security Administration published comic books relating to Social Security issues in an effort to reach the younger individuals. Apparently, Social Security representatives recognized that comic books were an effective method of communicating with the youth of those days. Here is an excerpt relating to Social Security Disability from a …
Social Security Comic Book About Disability From 1965!Read More
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