What are the new Social Security Disability (SSDI) considerations in the age of Covid?

What are new considerations in the era of COVID-19 for a Social Security Disability case?

1. Onset Date- Think carefully when you set your onset date.  Do not use your last day at work if they laid you off or the business shut down due to Covid-19. Look at your medical records and use a date that signifies some significant event in regards to your medical history after you quit working. Most peoples conditions tend to go from bad to worse over time and find a date that the doctor said things were getting worse or that you had a diagnostic test.

2. Telemedicine is legitimate treatment- Do not hesitate to use a tele-doctor. The excuse I could not go to the doctor because I was afraid of getting Covid-19 is not going to fly with judges anymore.  

3. Mental health- Has Covid -19 affected your mental health? If it has treat and assert the conditions and subsequent limitations because of the pandemic. Judges are people too and Covid-19 has affected them as well.

Social Security Disability Fact or Fiction

Answer the following five statements fact or fiction and then watch the video to see how you did.

1. Social Security will be bankrupt in next 10 years

2. Undocumented workers have ruined this once great robust program.

3. Everyone gets denied Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) then some judge pays them a year later

4.Social Security is a Ponzi Scheme.

5. Whatever you pay in to Social Security you get back.

We hope everyone went 5 out of five but if you did not and are thinking about or have filed for Social Security Disability call Betz and Baril at 865-888-8888 and let the winning begin!