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SSA ruling indicates that focus of disability inquiry should be on capacity to work, not ability to find a job
SSR 64-47c
The claimant, a high school graduate who had worked in various capacities in carpentry, including foreman and timekeeper, alleged that he could no longer do such work because of a respiratory impairment. However, extensive medical studies showed that...

How to win my disability case for a lupus diagnosis?
Systemic lupus erythematosus, or simply lupus, is evaluated in the immune system section of the Disability Evaluation Under Social Security disability handbook, more commonly known as the Social Security Blue Book. Although there is a specific listing...

Social Security Disability Delays Impact Vulnerable Patients
Unfortunately it is becoming all to common for those applying for Social Security Disability benefits to suffer delay after delay while their claims languish in a bureaucratic mess as the Social Security Administration struggles to keep up with a growing...

Social Security Offices Around the Country Introduce Shorter Hours
Beginning on November 19, 2012, the Social Security Administration will close field offices to the public 30 minutes early each day. For example, in Ohio that means that Ohio Social Security offices will now be open to the public 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays...