How to Prepare and What You Can Expect at Your SSD Hearing
Living with a disability is difficult, managing through the process of obtaining disability benefits should not be. Read on for more information on what you can expect at your SSD hearing and how you can prepare. When a claim is denied at the reconsideration level and an appeal is filed, the claim is then transferred to an OHO office. The SSA holds disability hearings at the Office of Hearings Operations, also referred to as OHO. A federally appointed...
A COLA or Cost-Of-Living Adjustment for Social Security disability and retirement recipients is in place for 2021. Since 1975, Social Security's general benefit increases have been based on increases in the cost of living, as measured by the Consumer Price Index. The SSA determined that the COLA for 2021 is 1.3% on October 13, 2020. In 2021, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and Social Security Retirement recipients...
The Office of Hearings Operations also referred to as OHO, is the Social Security office that is responsible for the management of Social Security Disability hearings. When a claim is denied at the reconsideration level and an appeal is filed, the claim is then transferred to an OHO office. The area of Pennsylvania that you live in determines which Pennsylvania OHO office processes your disability hearing. In this blog post, we will discuss the Pittsburgh...
The Office of Hearings Operations also referred to as OHO, is the Social Security office that is responsible for the management of Social Security Disability hearings. When a claim is denied at the reconsideration level and an appeal is filed, the claim is then transferred to an OHO office. The area of Pennsylvania that you live in determines which Pennsylvania OHO office processes your disability hearing. In this blog post, we will discuss the Johnstown...
The Office of Hearings Operations, also referred to as OHO, is the Social Security office that is responsible for the management of Social Security Disability hearings. When a claim is denied at the reconsideration level and an appeal is filed, the claim is then transferred to an OHO office. The area of Pennsylvania that you live in determines which Pennsylvania OHO office processes your disability hearing. In this blog post, we will discuss the Seven...