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Official rulings issued by the Social Security Administration to clarify policies and procedures
places cases into diary categories— (MIE), Medical Improvement Possible (MIP), and Medical Improvement Not Expected (MINE)—and schedules based primarily on the medical nature and prognosis of the clai...
determines (Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount) primarily from a beneficiary’s modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) from two years prior, but will reconsider and potentially reduce IRMAA midstr...
will extend time limits for and other procedural deadlines if a claimant shows “,” and the agency’s regulations, POMS guidance, and Social Security Rulings describe when that standard applies . By con...
requires original documents or certified copies to prove a qualifying and any related income change; lists the required evidence on the form itself and in its procedural guidance but also instructs cl...
requires medical documentation to include a claimant’s diagnosis and prognosis, and it uses that prognosis as one piece of evidence in a formal, five-step . does not, however, publish a single “probab...
A formal request to have an overpayment determination “reconsidered” must generally be filed within 60 days of the date the overpayment notice is received; filing within that window preserves appeal r...
The Social Security Administration (SSA) and the underlying Social Security Act have historically used the word "benefit" both as a legal term of entitlement in statutes and as a public-facing label i...
The Social Security Administration (SSA) formalized a shorter past relevant work (PRW) window—cutting the look‑back from 15 years to 5 years—in its final rulemaking and accompanied that change with tr...