Historical March 1983 report about Social Security disability appeals. Its dates, eligibility provisions and procedures describe the original period and are not present-day benefits advice.
The Social Security Administration has announced steps persons may take who have their disability benefits cut off between January and October, 1983.
If readers of The Paper lose such disability checks due to a medical review or for any other medical reason, they may have their checks continued by appealing for a reconsideration and hearing.
This will restore monthly payments and Medicare coverage beginning with checks due in February, 1983.
This continuation of coverage will last only to June 1984. however.
In cases which are already awaiting a decision for reconsideration or a hearing before an administrative law judge, benefits may also be continued, the Administration notes, but no payments will be made for past months even if the judge makes a favorable ruling. Social Security adds this warning.
If a person appeals the cutoff of disability benefits, has their checks restored through such an appeal for reconsideration or hearing, and then is judged ineligible by the administrative law judge, all benefit payments received during the appeals process will be considered overpayments.
The amount of such overpayment must be paid back to the government.
These provisions in the Social Security disability program were signed into law by President Reagan in January.
Originally published in The Paper, March 1983.
Read this article in the original newspaper issue.
Original source: SD_Times1983_03.pdf, printed page(s) 2; PDF page(s) 2.
