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New Rules for Appeals

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Social Security is now making people file all their disability appeal online.

This includes the Disability Appeal Report.

The report is the long involved document that asks questions about medications and doctors.

This requirement does not yet include individuals who represent themselves.

In other words a claimant may still file a paper appeal.

I help people file these appeals online all the time.

You can do this from the comfort of your home while I do everything online for you.

Give me, Dirk May Illinois Social Security Attorney, a call at 309-827-4371.

What is a Work Comp Adjuster?

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The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Company hires adjusters to oversee injury claims.

One part of the job is to make sure the claim is taken care of in a timely manner.

Another important part of their job is to keep costs under control.

The adjuster is the gatekeeper.

The adjuster approves medical treatment.

The adjuster pays temporary total disability.

The adjuster authorizes the Work Comp settlement.

The adjuster decides whether to hire an attorney, and who to hire.

The problem often is that the adjuster is not responsive.

They will not return phone calls or emails.

They are either overworked or not doing their job.

A unresponsive adjuster can be very damaging to your case.

The only way to deal with such an adjuster is to file a motion to go to trial.

Even this does not guarantee fast results.

Need more information about your work comp case? Feel free to call Illinois Workers Compensation Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.

Social Security Disability Questions

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Do all these questions from the Administrative Law Judge mean anything?

Every question the Social Security Judge asks is important.

Some are obviously important.

Others are more subtle.

For example, the questions about your daily activities and chores are important because they give the Judge an idea of what bothers you most and how you are limited.

This is not idle chatter no matter how friendly or disinterested the Judge may seem.

If you cannot do something or need to take breaks while doing performing a chore, make sure you explain it clearly to the Judge.

Judges may use your testimony to deny your Social Security Disability benefits.

Need to know more about what happens at a Social Security hearing? Feel free to call Illinois Social Security Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.