Greenacres

The City of Greenacres is located just miles from the Atlantic Ocean and is a beautiful community for nearly 38,000 persons. The National Arbor Day Foundation has awarded it the title “Tree City USA” for two decades. Many small and medium sized businesses successfully operate here, since founded in 1926. Award winning Palm Beach County Public Schools, John I. Leonard High School and Tradewinds Middle School, are in Greenacres, Florida. The City of Greenacres was founded in 1926 by Florida hero Lawrence Swain.

Greenacres Social Security Disability Lawyer and Attorney, Randy Zeldin, Esq., is proud to have been serving this community for over 30 years, which is a suburb of West Palm Beach, Florida. Randy Zeldin, Esq. serves both Greenacres and West Palm Beach residents, in connection with Social Security Disability issues.

It happens from time to time, that the Social Security Administration will overpay a Claimant. Overpayments occur when a beneficiary has received more benefits than they were entitled to receive. An overpayment is the total amount an individual received for any period which exceeds the total amount which should have been paid for that period.

Overpayments occur in several ways, including:

• SSDI work related cessations
• SSDI medical cessations
• SSI excess resources
• SSI excess earnings

Individuals who return to work or enter the work force for the first time, will be assessed an overpayment. In order to challenge the fact of and/or amount of the overpayment, a Request for Reconsideration is necessary. This Request must be filed within 60 days of receipt of the Notice of Overpayment from SSA. Once a reconsideration has been filed, all efforts by the Social Security Administration to recoup overpayments must cease.

Social Security overpayments can sometimes be waived by the Social Security Administration if:

• The beneficiary was without fault and is unable to repay without risking the ability to provide for basic needs, OR
• Recovery of the overpayment would be unfair and against good conscience.

Greenacres Social Security Disability Lawyer, Randy Zeldin, Esq., represents residents of Greenacres, Florida, at hearings before a Social Security Judge, usually in West Palm Beach, Florida. Typically, hearings generally last from 20 minutes to up to 2 hours, depending on the Judge, the attorney, the number and nature of the witnesses and the complexity of the issues. The procedure is generally informal. The rules of evidence do not apply. In most cases, the Social Security Judge will conduct a direct examination of the claimant, allowing Social Security Attorney Randy Zeldin, Esq. to examine the claimant as well. The Social Security Judge typically questions experts, such as Medical Examiners and Vocational Experts, allowing Randy Zeldin, Esq. to conduct cross-examination of expert witnesses. Regulations allow for several permutations of Video Teleconferencing. A claimant, through his attorney, may object to Video Teleconferencing. However, Claimants and their attorneys may not object to the use of Video Teleconferencing for expert witnesses.

Greenacres residents interested in pursuing Social Security Disability, may contact Social Security Attorney Randy Zeldin, Esq., to schedule a free, in-office consultation.