Christopher Le - Social Security Disability Attorney

05/09/2025

“However, if you’re applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Medicare, or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), you won’t be required to go in person because your identity can be verified during the claims process.”

Social Security identity verification procedures have been tightened. Knowing them can help you avoid delays and ensure a smoother process.

08/09/2024

https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/heres-why-70000-people-lose-their-social-security-benefits-each-year/

Doing one of these three things could cause your benefits to be revoked by the Social Security Administration.

06/16/2024

https://www.newsweek.com/disabled-workers-removed-social-security-1913067

It was not immediately clear why the number of disabled workers who are recipients of benefits from the agency fell in May.

04/04/2024

02/24/2024

https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/taxes/do-ssdi-beneficiaries-need-to-file-their-taxes-this-year-well-help-you-find-out/

See if you'll be taxed this year as a Social Security Disability Insurance recipient.

01/22/2024

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/retirement/social-security-5-year-rule/

Getting approved for Social Security disability can be tough. On average, only 30% of claims are awarded in this program. To encourage people to return to work after going through this arduous claims process, Social Security offers several incentives and policies. One of these is the five-year ru

10/26/2023

08/13/2023

https://amp.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/personal-finance/2023/08/11/64d623d2268e3e85318b4578.html

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits are accessible to individuals in the USA with disabilities who fulfill both medical and technical eligibility criteria.

05/18/2023

"A system in crisis": Dysfunctional federal disability programs force the poor into difficult choices

Disability applicants often turn to Social Security early retirement benefits — even though it could cost them tens of thousands of dollars in future income, lawyers say.

04/18/2023

A researcher estimates that over 1 million Americans with disabilities aren't getting the benefits they may need. Read more below.

A researcher estimates that over 1 million Americans with disabilities aren't getting the benefits they may need.

03/22/2023

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/19/politics/retirement-age-social-security-medicare/index.html

62, 65, 67, 70. All these ages are important when it comes to Social Security and Medicare. And these ages are also targets in the contentious debate over how to shore up the shaky finances of the massive entitlement programs.

03/11/2023

Pandemic issues and budget cuts at the Social Security Administration, which handles SSDI claims, have resulted in the lowest staffing levels in 25 years, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. That has kept long Covid cases backlogged.

Pushing through cognitive impairment, migraines and severe fatigue, Michaelene Carlton, 49, mustered up the energy last week to dial the Social Security Administration to speak to her newly appointed Social Security Disability Insurance case manager. She has left six messages, one every two weeks si...