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Hagans v. Commissioner of Social Security

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Pursuant to the Social Security Administration's Acquiescence Ruling, a claimant's condition is evaluated as of the date the agency finds the claimant's eligibility for disability benefits ceased.

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Astrue v. Capato

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Social Security Administration's construction of the Social Security Act — finding that children conceived after death of wage earner qualify for survivors' benefits only if they can inherit under state intestacy law — is attuned to the statute's text and its design.

Burlington County Board of Social Services v. G.W.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

A county board of social services may terminate a recipient's General Assistance and Emergency Assistance based on his eligibility for, rather than receipt of, Social Security Disability benefits.

Smith v. Commissioner of Social Security

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Appellant cannot rely on the worksheet component of the Mental Residual Functional Capacity Assessment to contend that the hypothetical question posed by the ALJ was deficient.

Capato v. Commissioner of Social Security

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Posthumously conceived biological children of a deceased wage earner and his widow are children within the meaning of the Social Security Act.

Seeking Reimbursement of Medicaid Benefits

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Medicaid is a program created by federal legislation, 42 U.S.C. 1396et seq ., to provide joint federal and state funding of medical care for individuals who cannot afford to pay their own medical costs. States which participate in the program must comply with federal requirements, one of which is that they seek reimbursement of paid Medicaid benefits in certain circumstances. See 1396a (a) (18) and (25), and 1396p.