ERISA long term disability claims are often easier to win if the insurance company knows you’ve won a claim for Social Security Disability benefits. For one thing, Social Security has much stricter requirements to show “total disability.” Whereas, most long term disability plans only require you to be disabled from your occupation, initially. When you win an SSDI claim, the… READ MORE
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Protect Your Eligibility for Disability by Earning Enough Credits
At Eric Buchanan & Associates, we are often asked by clients, “should I stop working?” Our answer is that you should always follow your doctors’ advice, and stop working if your doctor tells you to. But, if you can keep working, the vast majority of people are better off working than being on disability. However, if your medical condition is… READ MORE
Social Security Disability: The Social Security Back Log
Chattanooga Disability Attorneys and Team at Eric Buchanan & Associates Can Help With Denied and Delayed Social Security Claims Clients need skilled and experienced representation when they need to file a disability claim and the Disability Team at Eric Buchanan & Associates serve clients with Social Security claims over a large area. Located centrally in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Eric Buchanan and… READ MORE
Disability and Workers’ Compensation: How Social Security Calculates the Offset
In our previous blog, Workers’ Compensation Benefits Offsets Social Security Disability, we discussed how workers receiving workers’ compensation would have their Social Security disability benefits reduced. Now we will cover how the offset of benefits is calculated: To calculate the amount of the offset, Social Security first determines what it calls the “applicable limit,” or the maximum total monthly amount… READ MORE
Disability and Workers’ Compensation: How Social Security Offsets Lump Sum Settlements
In continuing our series on workers’ compensation and Social Security Disability Benefits, Eric Buchanan & Associates wants you to know how worker’s compensation lump sum settlements are considered by Social Security. Lump sum settlement in workers’ compensation cases are one choice workers sometimes have instead of taking a monthly payment. Many workers’ compensation claims are settled before a hearing or… READ MORE