Defendant's Attorney: Danielle A Pedderson

Description: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW benefits by HHS.

The Social Security Administration (SSA) administers two of the largest disability programs in the world: the Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability programs. In 2005, these two programs combined paid more than $120 billion in cash benefits to nearly 11.3 million disabled individuals (and 1.7 million dependents). Both programs have grown substantially in cost and number of participants, although the level of growth has varied from time to time. Both programs have had periods of contraction, mainly in the early 1980s, and, for SSI children, in the late 1990s under welfare reform. The law defines disability as the inability to engage in substantial gainful activity (SGA) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment(s) that can be expected to result in death or has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.1 The SSI children's benefit category has a different definition of disability.2

Outcome: Judgment in favor of Plaintiff.

Supplemental Application for Award of Attorney's Fees Pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act 28 U.S.C. §2412. See Order for details. Signed by Judge David L. Russell on 01/02/2024. (km) (Entered: 01/02/2024)

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