Colorado Social Security Disability Legal Questions

Yes, depending on your Sons age, work history and current income will determine whether he may qualify for SSI, SSDi or Both.  It is also very important that he also has the proper medical diagnosis, documentation to support his current disability(s) at the time he completes an application.   Feel free to reach out to our office at 855-254-7841 if you have additional questions.      ... Read Answer

Rule #1 - everything SSA sends you is important.  Keep it in a safe place with all other items from SSA, preferably in a water-proof container in a secure place in your home, or where you know it will be safe.  SSA does not keep a copy of the letters that they send to you. Rule #2 - document who, when, how and where you speak to SSA about this issue, and any other. For this problem, send a letter to the local SSA office https://secure.ssa.gov/ICON/main.jsp setting out the problem as you have done here.  In the final paragraph, demand that a new assessment of your backpay be completed and that you be notified in writing.  Hand deliver the letter and get a paper receipt or copy of the letter with a notation from the official that received in the event you have to prove later that you hand delivered it. If the decision is that they owe you no money, and the reasoning or logic or facts are not correct, appeal.... Read Answer

If you have not already done so, get a new Payee and move. Representative Payees have an important job for someone that receives benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA). According to the SSA website: Social Security's Representative Payment Program provides financial management for the Social Security and SSI payments of our beneficiaries who are incapable of managing their Social Security or SSI payments. Generally, we look for family or friends to serve in this capacity. When friends and family are not able to serve as payee, Social Security looks for qualified organizations to be a representative payee. The facts as you describe them do not sound like proper "financial management." It is my hope that you now have a Payee that understands what the fiduciary duty of a Payee is: Using benefits to pay for the current and foreseeable needs of the beneficiaries; appropriately saving any remaining benefits; and keeping good records of how you spend the benefits. Let the investigative branch of the SSA do their job, and they will get your money back. It will not be near fast enough for you, but they are very good, and will get the job done.... Read Answer