. New York Social Security Disability Lawyer Blog Published by New York Social Security Disability and Long Term Disability Attorney Insler Hermann , LLP Home Firm Website About Us Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Social Security Disability Claims for People Who Suffer from a Combination of Impairments Henderson v . Commissioner of Social Security Administration May 10, 2012 In order to be eligible for Social Security disability benefits a claimant must generally prove that he or she either hasn't worked or it is foreseeable that he or she will be unable to work of one year or more due to physical or mental impairment . The claimant's disability need not be based on one single impairment , however . Often , a claimant is rendered disabled by a combination of impairments which
, . New York Social Security Disability Lawyer Blog Published by New York Social Security Disability and Long Term Disability Attorney Insler Hermann , LLP Home Firm Website About Us Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Next New York Court Rejects Social Security Judge's Decision in Disability Case , Citing Treating Physician Rule Olenick v . Astrue May 9, 2012 If the Social Security Administration SSA were to compile a list of the most important rules for its Administrative Law Judges ALJs to follow in considering a disability claim somewhere near the top would be the treating physician rule , which provides that an opinion by a claimant's treating physician is given controlling weight if it is well-supported by medically acceptable clinical and laboratory diagnostic techniques and is
. New York Social Security Disability Lawyer Blog Published by New York Social Security Disability and Long Term Disability Attorney Insler Hermann , LLP Home Firm Website About Us Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Next Vocational Experts and Hypothetical Questioning in Social Security Disability Cases Sherwood v . Astrue May 8, 2012 A Social Security Administration SSA Administrative Law Judge ALJ reviewing a disability benefits claim will often call on a Vocational Expert VE a vocation rehabilitation professional who provides advice to an ALJ regarding a claimant's ability to perform any type of work activity , to testify as to the kind of work if any that a hypothetical person with the same limitations as the claimant can do . In Sherwood v . Astrue the District Court for the
. New York Social Security Disability Lawyer Blog Published by New York Social Security Disability and Long Term Disability Attorney Insler Hermann , LLP Home Firm Website About Us Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Next New Jersey Court on Objective Medical Evidence in Social Security Disability Cases Bokor v . Commissioner of Social Security May 6, 2012 In discussing the law associated with Social Security disability benefits on this blog , we often refer to evidence : medical records , court documents , witness testimony and all of the other things that a disability claimant can present to the Social Security Administration SSA in attempting to prove his or her claim . In Bokor v . Commissioner of Social Security the U.S . District Court for the District of New Jersey explains that
. New York Social Security Disability Lawyer Blog Published by New York Social Security Disability and Long Term Disability Attorney Insler Hermann , LLP Home Firm Website About Us Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Next The Duration Requirement for Mental Impairments in a Social Security Disability Case Peterson v . Commissioner of Social Security May 3, 2012 In Peterson v . Commissioner of Social Security a federal magistrate judge explains that a person suffering from one or more severe mental impairments may be eligible for Social Security disability benefits not only if a single impairment has lasted for at least one year , but also if in combination , his limitations can be expected to last that long at a level that makes him unable to . work In March 2008, Plaintiff Bennie
. New York Social Security Disability Lawyer Blog Published by New York Social Security Disability and Long Term Disability Attorney Insler Hermann , LLP Home Firm Website About Us Practice Areas Contact Us Previous Home Next Court Explains How A Person's Age and Previous Claims May Effect His or Her Social Security Disability Claim Oberg v . Astrue April 30, 2012 In Social Security claims , age most often comes into play in determining a person's eligibility for retirement benefits . But age can also be an important factor in determining whether a person is eligible for Social Security disability benefits In Oberg v . Astrue the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals explains how those who review disability claims should account for both a claimant's age and any previous disability benefits .