DHA Case No. MKB 212148 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Jun. 18, 2024) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF To be eligible for the Katie Beckett program, a child must qualify as disabled under the Social Security standards in addition to functionally needing an institutional level of care. That often comes down to whether the child’s condition […] Read more

DHA Case No. MDD 212595 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals May 14, 2024) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF An applicant is not disabled if he or she is still able to perform appropriate types of work. In this case, the petitioner claimed to be disabled because of her diagnoses of extreme social anxiety, bipolar, PTSD, depression, […] Read more

DHA Case No. MKB 211904 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Mar. 29, 2024) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF To be eligible for the Katie Beckett program, a child must meet the Social Security standards for childhood disability, including “marked and severe functional limitations.” In this case, the petitioner was an eight-year-old child with severe congenital disorders […] Read more

DHA Case No. MDD 214689 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Oct. 21, 2024) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF If the Social Security Administration finds an applicant not disabled within twelve months of a state MA application, that determination is binding on the state. In this case, the petitioner applied for SSI, SSDI, and state MA. Because […] Read more

DHA Case No. MKB 214020 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Oct. 17, 2024) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF To be considered disabled for the Katie Beckett program, a child must have an impairment that causes marked and severe functional limitations. In this case, a 5-year-old girl was determined no longer eligible after her recertification in January […] Read more

DHA Case No. MKB 213737 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Aug. 22, 2024) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF To be considered disabled for the Katie Beckett program, a child must have an impairment that causes marked and severe functional limitations. In this case, a 4-year-old boy’s application was denied because his speech delay, pediatric feeding disorder, […] Read more

DHA Case No. MKB 213619 (Wis. Div. Hearings and Appeals Aug. 12, 2024) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF To be considered disabled for the Katie Beckett program, a child must have an impairment that causes marked and severe functional limitations. In this case, the petitioner was a 15-year-old boy who had hearing loss, narcolepsy, and sleep […] Read more

DHA Case No. MDD 208783 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals August 15, 2023) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF In making a disability determination, the Disability Determination Bureau (DDB) applies a 5-step test. Step 5 considers whether the individual can adjust to types of work the individual has not performed in the past, considering his or […] Read more

DHA Case No. MDD 208892 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals August 22, 2023) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF In making a disability determination, the Disability Determination Bureau (DDB) applies a 5-step test. Step 5 considers whether the individual can adjust to types of work the individual has not performed in the past, considering his or […] Read more

DHA Case No. MKB 200031 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals January 14, 2021) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF Mosaic Down Syndrome and non-mosaic Down Syndrome are treated differently under the Social Security disability rules. The latter is listed as a severe impairment and automatically meets the requirements; the former is not. So for mosaic Down […] Read more

DHA Case No. MKB 207607 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals April 28, 2023) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF To qualify for the Katie Beckett Medicaid program, a child must meet the Social Security standards for childhood disability, which requires “a disabling impairment … that causes marked and severe functional limitations.” In this case, the child […] Read more

DHA Case No. MDD 207614 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals April 24, 2023) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF To be eligible for the MAPP program, the applicant must meet the SSI definition of disability. This disability determination considers the applicant’s functional capacity to do various kinds of work. In this case, the applicant was 30 […] Read more

DHA Case No. BCS 207530 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals April 6, 2023) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF Wisconsin law provides that able-bodied adults who refused to cooperate in establishing the paternity of a child without good cause are ineligible for MA. In this case, the petitioner refused to identify the father of her child […] Read more

DHA Case No. MDD 206834 (Wis. Div. of Hearings and Appeals March 28, 2023) (DHS) ↓ Download PDF To be eligible for MAPP, an applicant must meet the SSI definition of disability. In this case, the petitioner was a 64-year-old woman with a high school diploma; diagnoses including Bipolar Disorder, ADHD, PTSD, torn rotator cuff, […] Read more