Archives
- 2012.11.04: Court: Spotty Medical Treatment Does Not Bar Disability Benefits Award - Torres v. Astrue
- 2012.11.03: Court Requires Social Security Judge to Consult Vocational Expert in Disability Benefits Case - Quiros v. Astrue
- 2012.11.02: Late Evidence in Social Security Disability Cases - Brewes v. Commissioner of Social Security
- 2012.08.14: How Insler & Hermann' Own Stephanie Burkland Changed the Way that the Social Security Administration Does Business
- 2012.08.12: Accessing Your Social Security Benefits Statement Online
- 2012.07.30: Court Reverses Social Security Disability Decision for Failure to Properly Consider Mental Impairments - Jusino v. Commissioner of Social Security
- 2012.07.24: Court Reverses New Jersey Social Security Disability Decision Involving Obesity Claim - Bryant v. Astrue
- 2012.07.23: The Clock is Ticking: New York Court Reverses Disability Benefits Decision, Sets Time Limit for SSA to Hold Further Proceedings - Bunger v. Astrue
- 2012.07.19: In Social Security Disability Cases, Don't Give Up - Rife v. Commissioner of Social Security
- 2012.07.18: Disabled or Not Disabled: In Social Security Cases, That is The Question - Small v. Commissioner of Social Security
- 2012.06.19: Michigan Court Affirms Social Security Disability Judge's Decision to Discredit Doctor's Opinion - Gay v. Commissioner of Social Security
- 2012.06.18: Connecticut Court Reverses Social Security Disability Case For Failure to Develop the Record - Bathrick v. Astrue
- 2012.05.30: New York Court Requires Social Security Judge to Clarify Medical Record in Disability Benefits Case - Stokes v. Commissioner of Social Security
- 2012.05.30: New Jersey Court Reverses Disability Benefits Denial for Failure to Consider Claimant Testimony - Troy v. Commissioner of Social Security
- 2012.05.29: Doctor Opinions in Social Security Disability Cases: Which Ones are Treating Physicians? Ash v. Commissioner of Social Security
- 2012.05.10: Social Security Disability Claims for People Who Suffer from a Combination of Impairments - Henderson v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration
- 2012.05.09: New York Court Rejects Social Security Judge's Decision in Disability Case, Citing Treating Physician Rule - Olenick v. Astrue
- 2012.05.08: Vocational Experts and Hypothetical Questioning in Social Security Disability Cases - Sherwood v. Astrue
- 2012.05.06: New Jersey Court on "Objective Medical Evidence" in Social Security Disability Cases
- 2012.05.04: Submitting "New" Evidence on Appeal in Social Security Disability Cases - Hood v. Commissioner of Social Security
- 2012.05.03: The Duration Requirement for Mental Impairments in a Social Security Disability Case - Peterson v. Commissioner of Social Security
- 2012.04.30: Court Explains How A Person's Age and Previous Claims May Effect His or Her Social Security Disability Claim - Oberg v. Astrue
- 2012.04.24: Social Security Disability Funds to Run Out in Four Years
- 2012.03.29: Court: Judge Reviewing Social Security Disability Benefits Claim Must Consider Each of the Claimant's Alleged Impairments - Black v. Astrue
- 2012.03.19: Court: Social Security Disability Judge Can't Reject Treating Physician's Opinion Without Medical Evidence - Carter v. Astrue
- 2012.03.12: Benefits from the Federal Public Safety Officers Benefit Act (PSOB) Helps Disabled Firefighters, Police, and First Responders
- 2012.03.06: Suing to Speed Up A Social Security Disability Decision - McDonald v. Astrue
- 2012.03.06: New York Court on ALJ's Responsibility to Develop the Record in Social Security Disability Case - Tirado v. Astrue
- 2012.03.06: Interpreting and Weighing Claimant Testimony in a Social Security Disability Hearing - Muniz v. Astrue
- 2012.03.01: Tarrytown Man Sentenced in Social Security Disability Scheme
- 2012.02.27: Article on Depression and Disability by Gabe Hermann and Lew Insler Now Available Online
- 2012.02.10: New York Court: Social Security Judge Not Required to Consult a Vocational Expert - Colon v. Commissioner of Social Security
- 2012.02.10: Feds Focus on Accuracy in Social Security Reform Hearing
- 2012.01.30: The Role of the Global Assessment of Functioning Score in Social Security Disability Cases - Dawdy v. Astrue
- 2012.01.30: Social Security Ruling Will Hurt Disability Claimants
- 2012.01.24: Insler & Hermann's January Newsletter is Now Available Online
- 2012.01.12: Severe Impairment in Social Security Disability Cases - Parker-Grose v. Astrue
- 2012.01.04: Insler & Hermann Raises $600 for Area Food Pantries
- 2012.01.02: Social Security Judges to be Reviewed
- 2012.01.02: Social Security Judges Must Take All of a Claimant's Limitations into Account - March v. Commissioner of Social Security
- 2011.12.28: Blaming the Victim for Being Disabled is Ignorant and Unfair
- 2011.12.27: A Good Social Security Lawyer Doesn't Allow Reasonable Minds to Differ - Smith v. Astrue
- 2011.12.23: Happy Holidays from Insler & Hermann
- 2011.12.21: Another Disability Success Story for Insler & Hermann
- 2011.12.19: Insler & Hermann, LLP Receives 2011 Best of Danbury Award
- 2011.12.17: Court: Social Security Administrative Law Judge, Not Doctors and Experts, Has Final Say as to Whether A Claimant is Disabled - Chandler v. Commissioner of Social Security
- 2011.12.14: New York Social Security Disability Case Shows the Importance of Having a Good Lawyer - Giunta v. Commissioner of Social Security
- 2011.12.14: "Like" us on Facebook and We'll Donate to Local Food Pantries!
- 2011.12.04: Insler & Hermann Launches Disability Newsletter
- 2011.11.23: Happy Thanksgiving!
- 2011.11.18: Medical Opinions in Social Security Disability Cases - Morinskey v. Astrue
- 2011.10.28: Connecticut Judge Eviscerates Social Security ALJ, Explains How to Consider Alcoholism in Benefits Claims - Lavallee v. Astrue
- 2011.10.17: More Conditions Added to Social Security Compassionate Allowance Program
- 2011.09.29: Social Security and Epilepsy: In Order to Get Benefits, You Must Try to Treat the Condition - Shakespear v. Astrue
- 2011.09.28: Have a Happy and Healthy Rosh Hashana!
- 2011.09.19: Disability Law Firm Insler & Hermann, LLP Moves to New Westchester Location
- 2011.09.14: Presidential Hopefuls Square off on Social Security
- 2011.09.11: Ten Years Later: Reflections on 9-11
- 2011.08.27: Social Security Disability and Retirement 101
- 2011.08.09: Reviewing the Hearing Process and the Use of Vocational Testimony - Apone v. Commissioner, Social Security Administration
- 2011.08.01: Budget Cuts Slash Social Security Office Hours
- 2011.07.28: A Good Social Security Attorney Provides a Roadmap for the Judge: Diaz v. Commissioner of Social Security and Residual Functional Capacity
- 2011.07.13: Obama Warns August Social Security Checks May Be Withheld if No Debt Ceiling Deal Reached
- 2011.07.01: Happy Independence Day!
- 2011.06.29: AARP Angers Members with Social Security Stance
- 2011.06.29: The Debt Ceiling and Social Security Reform
- 2011.06.28: Sometimes Even a Disability Lawyer Needs a Reminder to Check His Disability Insurance Coverage
- 2011.06.14: Eligibility for Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Eased in 23 States
- 2011.06.04: Lewis Insler to Speak at the Westchester County Bar Association
- 2011.05.31: Social Security Disability Application: Managing a Mountain of Paperwork
- 2011.05.30: Retroactive Social Security Disability Benefits for Closed Periods
- 2011.05.19: The Outcome of Your Social Security Disability Claim Often Depends on the Personality of the ALJ Who Decides Your Case
- 2011.05.18: What Can an Attorney do When the Client is too Disabled to Attend Her Hearing?
- 2011.04.28: Social Security Disability and Workers' Compensation
- 2011.04.13: Lawsuit Claims Bias by Social Security Judges in Queens: I Wholeheartedly Agree!
- 2011.04.10: Social Security's Ticket to Work Program Can Jeopardize Disability Benefits
- 2011.04.08: Social Security Hearings Continue if the Government Shuts Down
- 2011.03.17: Check Out our Newest Videos on YouTube
- 2011.03.04: Supreme Court Unanimously Backs Veterans in Henderson v. Shinseki Ruling
- 2011.02.22: It's Not Just How Long You Can Sit or Stand: Oversimplifying Medical-Vocational Requirements in Social Security Disability Claims Fails to Give the Whole Story
- 2011.02.17: Don't Rely on an Internet Post for Instructions on How to Win Your Social Security Disability Claim
- 2011.02.03: Check us out on YouTube
- 2011.01.20: Video Conferencing Does Not Do Much to Improve Social Security Disability Hearings
- 2011.01.17: Avoiding the Pitfalls of a Tricky MS Disability Claim
- 2011.01.06: New York State Health Insurance Program for People with Pre-Existing Conditions
- 2010.12.23: Possible Theft of Social Security Numbers Causes Distress
- 2010.12.22: A Disability Lawyer's View as the Consumer at a Local Social Security Field Office
- 2010.12.20: Quick Decisions Make Happy Clients
- 2010.12.03: Brian Anson to Volunteer at National Multiple Sclerosis Society Law Day
- 2010.11.18: Cutting Disability Benefits Will Not Solve the Social Security Problem
- 2010.11.11: Veterans' Disability Compensation
- 2010.11.09: Disability Alphabet Soup: Sorting Through the Maze of Legal Abbreviations
- 2010.11.05: Financial Planning so You Can Collect Social Security if You Need It
- 2010.11.04: Why Can't the Social Security Office and County Department of Social Services Communicate Better?
- 2010.10.27: Brian Anson Reflects About His Presentation to POINT on SSI and SSD Benefits
- 2010.10.21: Brian Anson to Speak About Social Security Disability and SSI to POINT Program Members
- 2010.10.18: Recap of the NOSSCR Fall Conference
- 2010.10.11: HUD Announces Rental Assistance to Thousands of Disabled Americans
- 2010.10.08: Lew Insler to Present Social Security Disability Requirements Outline at National Optometry Conference
- 2010.09.15: Social Security Administration to Offer Webinar: Tips for People Who Receive Social Security
- 2010.09.12: Social Security News from Bergen County New Jersey
- 2010.08.09: What You Can Expect at Your Social Security Disability Hearing
- 2010.08.04: New Jersey to Offer Insurance Program Providing Immediate Health Coverage for Those with a Pre-existing Condition
- 2010.07.19: Insler & Hermann Congratulates Partner Gabe Hermann
- 2010.07.02: Thanks to the Caregivers
- 2010.06.28: The Check is in the Mail - Though Not for Much Longer
- 2010.06.16: Social Security Budget Cuts Hurt Disability Claims Applicants
- 2010.06.07: The Social Security Administration's Attorney Representatives' Website is Up and Running Pretty Well
- 2010.06.02: Brian Anson Brought his Disability Law Expertise to the National Multiple Sclerosis Law Day in May
- 2010.05.21: Social Security Disability and Unemployment Compensation: Not Really a Problem
- 2010.05.12: The New Social Security Electronic Filing System Makes Accessing Information So Much Easier
- 2010.05.06: Social Security Continues to Lead the Federal Government in Providing Internet and Technology Assisted Services
- 2010.05.03: Social Security as a Retirement Planning Tool
- 2010.04.27: Brian Anson to Appear at National MS Society Legal Day on May 8
- 2010.04.19: New York State Proposes to Limit Free Park Access by those Receiving Disability Benefits
- 2010.04.12: Social Security Disability Benefits---Part 3 of 3: Continuing Disability Reviews
- 2010.03.19: Social Security Disability Benefits---Part 2 of 3: Returning to Work But Keeping Your Benefits
- 2010.03.11: Social Security Disability Benefits---Part 1 of 3: When Your Disability is Temporary
- 2010.02.22: Disability in the News
- 2010.02.18: Social Media Can Destroy a Disability Claim
- 2010.02.12: "I'm Disabled and Unable to Work Because..."
- 2010.01.29: Who is helped When Social Security Disability Files Are Transferred?
- 2010.01.22: Social Security Disability Fraud in the News
- 2010.01.13: A Word From our Newest Attorney: Brian Anson
- 2010.01.06: Gunman Kills 2 in Las Vegas Courthouse; Motive: Reduction of his Social Security benefits!
- 2010.01.04: Social Security Disability Claimants Benefit from their Attorneys' Continuing Legal Education Requirements
- 2009.12.23: Announcing a New Associate at our Firm
- 2009.11.30: Reflections on Our Social Security Disability Seminar
- 2009.11.13: Gabe Hermann to Give Seminar on Social Security Disability Rights
- 2009.11.11: Processing Social Security Disability Claims Too Fast: a Mixed Blessing
- 2009.10.27: Lew Insler Explains Social Security Disability to the Workers' Comp Board
- 2009.10.21: Railroad Retirement Benefits: Increased Number of Claim Denials Mirrors a Major Problem with Social Security Disability
- 2009.09.30: Waiting to Apply for Social Security Disability Can Cost you Money
- 2009.09.09: Video Hearings Don't Help the Claimant
- 2009.08.27: "Mega Disability Agencies": Arkansas to Accept $9 Million in Federal Funds to Process Other States' Social Security Disability Claims
- 2009.08.07: Is Social Security Doomed?
- 2009.08.06: Is Social Security Doomed?
- 2009.08.05: Is Social Security Doomed?
- 2009.07.13: Social Security Administration Extends Program to Reduce Hearings and Decide Cases Efficiently
- 2009.07.01: Social Security Administration Hopes to Improve its List of Occupational Titles for Use in Disability Claims
- 2009.06.22: Charity Ride to Benefit the Disabled Changed Lives
- 2009.06.15: Gabe Hermann to Give Seminar on Social Security Disability Rights
- 2009.06.08: Social Security Disability Claims Contracted out of State by Westchester Department of Social Services
- 2009.06.01: The Long Term Disability Appeals Process is Inherently Unfair
- 2009.05.18: The National Organization of Social Security Representatives (NOSSCR) Conference: Gabe Hermann Reports
- 2009.05.08: Bike Tour Helps Everyone, Not Just the Disabled
- 2009.04.20: Social Security Disability Negatively Affected by State Furloughs
- 2009.04.02: Social Security Disability: New York and New Jersey Approve the Most Claims Nationwide
- 2009.03.30: Government Stimulus Payments to be Sent in June; Backlog in Cases Continues
- 2009.03.11: As Seen on Jeopardy!
- 2009.02.27: COBRA Coverage Under the Stimulus Package
- 2009.02.23: Stimulus Bill Means Good News for SS Claimants
- 2009.02.18: It's a Give and Take Relationship with Our Clients
- 2009.02.12: Social Security Disability: It's Never Too Early to Hire an Attorney....But Sometimes it Can Be Too Late
- 2009.01.07: Gabe Hermann Elected President of the NYSSBA
- 2008.12.31: Winning Disability Claims: Behind the Insler & Hermann Success Rate
- 2007.07.24: Giving Clients What They Want
- 2006.12.13: Hearing Delays on Social Security Disability Claims
- 2006.11.29: Securing your Social Security Number
- 2006.10.26: Our Office Changes with the Times
