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VANIAH TOLOA @ EFKS / UCC * LAKEWOOD~ VAI OLE OLA [VOO]

Vai Ole Ola's [VOO] special guest speaker VANIAH TOLOA singing a song dedicated to his sisters. Every month, the youth leaders for our church organizes to have Positive Samoan Role Models to speak to our youth. We've had guest speakers from a Samoan Teacher from one of the local high schools to a Samoan Lawyer to Samoan FBI Agent. (Yes! VOO Krew has been VERY Blessed!! God is Exceptionally Great...all the time!!!) Her'e's a video of our guest speaker on Sun 10/13, Mr VANIAH TOLOA, a humble servant of God~with a talent of singing and writting songs... and making people laugh!..lol. I feel blessed to cross paths with Vaniah! Here's a song written for his sisters...Ioimata. Enjoy

Duration: 4:29
Published: 2009-09-20
Uploaded: 2010-08-13
Author: 157teine

American Samoa - Social Security Disability Attorney - Social Security Lawyer - SSDI Lawyer AS

Call 1-800-667-5734 or visit the premiere Social Security website at: www.SocialSecurityDisability.com Hi, my name is Jerry Lynch Im a Social Security Disability Attorney. The Law Office of Gerard "Jerry" Lynch is based in Houston, Texas and Jerry is licensed in Texas. Social security lawyers are able to practice social security law because it is a federal law and is the same throughout the states. Im one of the early past presidents of the Houston Bar Association Social Security Law Section. I got into this type of law before many other Lawyers were interested in it. Throughout the years Ive given many lectures to community groups around Houston and also to other Lawyers about Social Security Disability Law. Ive helped thousands get the benefits they deserve. I have the commitment and the interest to help you with your Social Security Disability case and Id like to hear from you. SSDI lawyers often work together across state lines to properly represent the client. Whoever you retain to be your social security lawyer should be competent and well versed in all the SSDI laws governing disabilities. Ifyou live in Aua, Fagatogo, Faleniu, Pago Pago, Pavaiai, Iliili, Leone, Nuuuli, Ofu, Swains, Tafuna or surrounding areas, place a call to 800-667-5734 and submit your application to have your claim reviewed by a professional disability claims lawyer.

Duration: 1:58
Published: 2010-03-05
Uploaded: 2010-03-05
Author: americansamoalaw

American Samoa Social Security, SSD / SSI / SSDI SSD Lawyer explains the hearing Swains, AS

Visit www.SocialSecuritydisabiliy.com or call 1-800-667-5734 for more answers to frequently asked questions pertaining to supplemental security income and social security disability claims issues. What is a Social Security Disability Hearing like? Fortunately, Social Security Disability Court is not like a big courtroom that you might have down in the Criminal or Civil Courthouse. In some cases its not much bigger than a typical say Lawyers office. You typically are sitting at a table and at the end of it there is a Social Security Judge maybe up on a little podium one step above you. Theres always some who is running the tape recorder, the Judges assistant and almost inevitably there will be a vocational expert who is there to testify on what type of jobs are available and what were the various requirements of all your past jobs. And at times you may have a Medical Doctor from Social Security. You will be there of course your Attorney will be there. You can bring a witness or two. How long do the hearings last? The answer it could be anywhere from ten minutes to an hour and ten minutes frequently. So basically you will have an opportunity and your lawyer will have an opportunity to present your case to the Judge and you will be able to tell somebody finally face to face what type of problems you are having that are keeping you from working and why you should get your Social Security Disability or SSI check. Ifyou live in Aua, Fagatogo, Faleniu, Pago Pago, Pavaiai, Iliili ...

Duration: 1:38
Published: 2010-03-05
Uploaded: 2010-08-11
Author: americansamoalaw

Swains, AS - Social Security Lawyer - Disability Benefits - SSDI Attorney - American Samoa

Call 1-800-667-5734 or visit the premiere Social Security website at: www.SocialSecurityDisability.com. How long can I stay on SSD SSI Benefits? The simple answer is if you stay disabled you can remain on those benefits until you get to be sixty two or sixty five in which case your...

Duration: 1:59
Published: 2010-03-05
Uploaded: 2010-03-05
Author: americansamoalaw

American Samoa Social Security Income Lawyer Social Security Attorney - SSD Benefits - AS

Visit www.SocialSecurityDisability.com; its an easy way to have your supplemental security income claim reviewed by a social security lawyer. How disabled do I have to be to get SSD/ SSI Benefits? The answer depends on a number of variables including your age your education your prior work experience. The older you are the easier it is to win. Let me give you an example. A construction worker whos over fifty years old with one bad knee could be in incredibly good health except for his one bad knee which makes him unable to stand up all day. Under the Social Security Disability ( SSD ) Law he can probably win his case. A fifty year old office worker with one bad knee no matter even if its been replaced and has had several surgeries is unlikely to win with a bad knee because they can do your past work. So an issue is always can you do your past work? So the easier the type of job you have the more sedentary the more disabled you will have to be. So the answer is to how disables you have to be is not real simple. But generally speaking the more educated you are, the younger you are, and the easier from a physical or mental standpoint the work youve done the harder it will be to get Social Security Disability or SSI benefits. An Social Security Disability ( SSD )lawyer represents disabled persons on a no fee if no recovery basis. Obtaining American Samoa social security disability benefits is a right you have if you are a citizen and you qualify to be disabled under the ...

Duration: 1:39
Published: 2010-03-05
Uploaded: 2010-03-05
Author: americansamoalaw

America Samoa - SSDI Lawyer - Social Security Disability - Ili'ili, Tafuna, Faleniu - AS

Call 1-800-667-5734 or visit www.SocialSecurityDisability.com; its an easy way to have your supplemental security income claim reviewed by a social security lawyer. How much will I get if I apply for SSI or Social Security Disability? The range in checks is quite large. The largest check you could possible receive at this time would be in excess of three thousand dollars. An individual whos been a high wage earner can get a check for as much of twenty three hundred dollars per month and if they have minor children they could get an extra fifty percent or eleven hundred something per month for the minor children. There is more or less a minimum check that a person can receive and it is approximately six hundreds and seventy four per month in most cases. If you have paid very little social security taxes for instance you spent most of your life working part-time or youve had a lot of periods of which you havent paid social security taxes you will still receive a check of up to six hundred seventy four dollars per month in most circumstances. So basically in the vast majority of cases the checks will range from six hundred and seventy four dollars per month to a little over three thousand per month. A Social Security Disability ( SSD )lawyer represents disabled persons on a no fee if no recovery basis. Obtaining social security disability benefits is a right you have if you are a citizen and you qualify to be disabled under the social security laws. If you live in Aua ...

Duration: 1:20
Published: 2010-03-05
Uploaded: 2010-07-31
Author: americansamoalaw

AS - SSDI Attorney - American Samoa - Social Security Lawyer SSD / SSI Benefits

Call 1-800-667-5734 or visit www.SocialSecurityDisability.com; its an easy way to have your supplemental security income claim reviewed by a social security lawyer. What if I cannot afford to go to the Doctor? Now Im not going to lie to you. It makes it harder to win if you are unable afford to go to a Doctor. So because of that, our office spends as much time as we can trying to help folks get access to free or reduced price medical care. Many of our clients for instance do not even know about the possible free or greatly reduced clinics that are in their city or county. So we always apprise them of that. In addition Social Security itself will send you out frequently for medical exams and those are always done at no cost to you. So if you are disabled and have not been able to go to the Doctor although it would be more difficult that if you have frequent recent medical evidence. You still should not give up . And you should still try to get Social Security Disability or SSI benefits if you need them. A Social Security Disability ( SSD )lawyer represents disabled persons on a no fee if no recovery basis. Obtaining American Samoa social security disability benefits is a right you have if you are a citizen and you qualify to be disabled under the social security laws. If you live in Aua, Fagatogo, Faleniu, Pago Pago, Pavaiai, Iliili, Leone, Nuuuli, Ofu, Swains, Tafuna or surrounding areas, place a call to 800-667-5734 and submit your application to have your claim reviewed ...

Duration: 1:18
Published: 2010-03-05
Uploaded: 2010-03-05
Author: americansamoalaw

American Samoa - Social Security Disability Lawyer - SSI / SSD Lawyer Pago Pago, AS

For a social security disability lawyer, call 800-667-5734 or visit www.socialsecuritydisability.com What is Social Security Disability? Its an easy way to have your supplemental security income claim reviewed by a social security lawyer. Many people had heard about these benefits but they not know exactly what they are. When you have money taken out of you pay check and sent to social security a lot of people dont realize that even that most money goes to the old age retirement system. A portion of that money goes to the social security disability section. Essential this a long term disability policy that youve paid for through your social security taxes. Essentially is the only way for you to collect your full the social security check early, but to do so you must prove to the government satisfaction that you are disabled from full time work. A Social Security Disability ( SSD )lawyer represents disabled persons on a no fee if no recovery basis. Obtaining social security disability benefits is a right you have if you are a citizen and you qualify to be disabled under the social security laws. If you live in Aua, Fagatogo, Faleniu, Pago Pago, Pavaiai, Iliili, Leone, Nuuuli, Ofu, Swains, Tafuna or surrounding areas, place a call to 800-667-5734 and submit your application to have your claim reviewed by a professional disability claims lawyer.

Duration: 0:54
Published: 2010-03-05
Uploaded: 2010-08-06
Author: americansamoalaw

Social Security Disability Lawyer American Samoa SSD / SSDI Supplemental Income - AS

Call 1-800-667-5734 or visit www.SocialSecurityDisability.com; its an easy way to have your supplemental security income claim reviewed by a social security lawyer. Will savings and property prevent me from getting SSD/SSI Benefits? The simple answer to this question is it depends on whether youre applying to Social Security Disability or SSI or Supplemental Security Income Benefits. If youre applying for Social Security Disability Benefits the answer is simple. How much money you have or your spouse has or property none of that matters, its like the old age Social Security Program. All you have to do is prove your disabled. Now for SSI there are many different income / asset rules concerning SSI and whether or not you are eligible that are well beyond the scope of this conversation. I will just point out the most basic rule which is that you cannot as an individual have more two thousand dollars in savings or a couple cannot have more than three thousands in saving and still be eligible for SSI Benefits. A Social Security Disability ( SSD )lawyer represents disabled persons on a no fee if no recovery basis. Obtaining social security disability benefits is a right you have if you are a citizen and you qualify to be disabled under the social security laws. If you live in Aua, Fagatogo, Faleniu, Pago Pago, Pavaiai, Iliili, Leone, Nuuuli, Ofu, Swains, Tafuna or surrounding areas, place a call to 800-667-5734 and submit your application to have your claim reviewed by a ...

Duration: 1:08
Published: 2010-03-05
Uploaded: 2010-03-11
Author: americansamoalaw

Social Security Disability Lawyer - What is SSDI - Supplemental Benefits - Aua, AS - America Samoa

Call 1-800-667-5734 or visit www.SocialSecurityDisability.com ; its an easy way to have your supplemental security income claim reviewed by a social security lawyer. What is Social Security Disability and How is it Different from SSI? Many people had heard about these benefits but they not know exactly what they are. When you have money taken out of you pay check and sent to social security a lot of people dont realize that even that most money goes to the old age retirement system. A portion of that money goes to the social security disability section. Essential this a long term disability policy that youve paid for through your social security taxes. Essentially is the only way for you to collect your full the social security check early, but to do so you must prove to the government satisfaction that you are disabled from full time work. Ifyou live in Aua, Fagatogo, Faleniu, Pago Pago, Pavaiai, Iliili, Leone, Nuuuli, Ofu, Swains, Tafuna or surrounding areas, place a call to 800-667-5734 and submit your application to have your claim reviewed by a professional disability claims lawyer.

Duration: 0:59
Published: 2010-03-05
Uploaded: 2010-05-11
Author: americansamoalaw

SSID Lawyer - Applying for Social Security Disability America Samoa - Supplemental Benefits AS

Call 1-800-667-5734 or visit www.SocialSecurityDisability.com; its an easy way to have your supplemental security income claim reviewed by a social security lawyer. Can I apply for SSI and Social Security Disability at the same time? Yes of course. Both Programs are processed by the Social Security Administration. As matter of fact, by law, if you apply for Supplemental Security Income or SSI Benefits the social security administration is supposed to take a disability application at the same time. So yes, frequently depending on ones income and resources applications are taken at the same time for both SSI and Disability A Social Security Disability ( SSD )lawyer represents disabled persons on a no fee if no recovery basis. Obtaining social security disability benefits is a right you have if you are a citizen and you qualify to be disabled under the social security laws. If you live in Aua, Fagatogo, Faleniu, Pago Pago, Pavaiai, Iliili, Leone, Nuuuli, Ofu, Swains, Tafuna or surrounding areas, place a call to 800-667-5734 and submit your application to have your claim reviewed by a professional disability claims lawyer.

Duration: 0:45
Published: 2010-03-05
Uploaded: 2010-03-05
Author: americansamoalaw

Supplemental Income Benefits SSDI, SSI, SSD, SSA - America Samoa - Leone, AS - Disability Lawyer

Call 1-800-667-5734 or visit www.SocialSecurityDisability.com; its an easy way to have your supplemental security income claim reviewed by a social security lawyer. How much will it cost to hire an SSD/SSI Attorney? Lack of money or finances should almost never be an issue when deciding to whether hire a Social Security Disability Attorney. The reason why is the vast majority of Social Security Disability cases will be processed by attorneys on a contingency basis in which they charge only if they win. A Social Security Disability ( SSD )lawyer represents disabled persons on a no fee if no recovery basis. Obtaining America Samoa social security disability benefits is a right you have if you are a citizen and you qualify to be disabled under the social security laws. If you live in Aua, Fagatogo, Faleniu, Pago Pago, Pavaiai, Iliili, Leone, Nuuuli, Ofu, Swains, Tafuna or surrounding areas, place a call to 800-667-5734 and submit your application to have your claim reviewed by a professional disability claims lawyer.

Duration: 0:32
Published: 2010-03-05
Uploaded: 2010-03-05
Author: americansamoalaw

American Samoa SSDI Attorney - SSD / SSI Benefits Social Security Administration ( SSA ).

Call 1-800-667-5734 or visit the premiere Social Security website at: www.SocialSecurityDisability.com. How long does it take to get SSD SSI Benefits The Social Security Administration or SSA does have special provisions to speed up a case in which a person is terminally ill; these cases can be speeded up quite rapidly but given the amount of time to process the checks and so forth it is very unlikely that a person can receive a check in probably less than about two months. But how long does a typical case take? The answer is it depends on which level of this appeal process the case is won. At the initial level, I would say that people sometimes fairly frequently get checks within four or five months of the date of their SSI / SSD application. Now what happens if you have to go to a hearing with a social Security Disability Judge? The answer to how long really depends on a number of factors. There are approximately a thousand Social Security Judges in the country with probably a hundred and twenty five or more offices. These various offices all have backlogs. So how long does it take to get to a hearing? Some of the cases in some states you can get to a hearing in maybe seven or eight months after your application. In other parts of the country where the Judges are very far behind you could be talking about two and a half or three years. So how long it takes depends on a lot of factors including unfortunately in what part of the country you happen to live. The best way to ...

Duration: 2:04
Published: 2010-03-05
Uploaded: 2010-03-05
Author: americansamoalaw

Doles Police Brutality Case, Pt.1

This program was produced by TVSAMOA in Hawaii. This is the first part of an hour long documentary. Samoa International journalist Tanielu K. Aiono Sataraka interviewed the Doles family lawyer and also acquired footages from the family and MSNBC for this important documentary. To date this is the biggest Police Brutality case in the USA, however it did not receive proper media attention due to the OJ Simpson Murder trial and Rodney King police brutality case which dominated the media at the time. According to Producer Sataraka, he wanted to make sure that Samoans are well informed and educated about their rights.

Duration: 31:13
Published: 2008-01-31
Uploaded: 2010-08-12
Author: TVSAMOA

Doles Police Brutality Case, Pt.2

Continuation of journalist Tanielu Aiono Sataraka's interview of Attorney Garo Mardirossian (Doles lawyer). While this was a major case, it was not generally known throughout the Samoan and Polynesian community until TVSamoa provided much needed exposure. Since most Samoans who reside overseas tend to be members of the low socioeconomic class, they are most likely (prone) to experience prejudice and discrimination. Hope one of the lessons learned from this documentary is that education is critically important. As they say "If you dont know your Rights, You dont have any Rights".

Duration: 27:51
Published: 2008-02-01
Uploaded: 2010-08-12
Author: TVSAMOA

SSI / SSD Application America Samoa Social Security Attorney Social Security Income AS

Call 1-800-667-5734 or visit www.SocialSecurityDisability.com; its an easy way to have your supplemental security income claim reviewed by a social security lawyer. Why do I need an attorney for my SSD/SSI application? I guess the simple answer is the statistics show that your chances of actually receiving the benefits are much higher if you hire an experienced social security disability lawyer. Now why is that? The reason is because there are things you can do even before you start your application that will help you eventually win and there are numerous things that you can do during the process of your application and especially before any hearings with a Social Security Judge that you might have. It is very important to know what to tell your doctor for instant or what type of witnesses to get at a possible hearing or what type of statements can be helpful or how exactly you should fill out the various applications. What you could put on there that might help and unfortunately what you could put on there that might actually hurt you. So when you put all this together in addition to in some cases confusing deadlines its very important and helpful for many people to get an experienced Social Security Disability Attorney to increase their chances of winning their Social Security Disability cases. A Social Security Disability ( SSD )lawyer represents disabled persons on a no fee if no recovery basis. Obtaining social security disability benefits is a right you have if you ...

Duration: 1:33
Published: 2010-03-05
Uploaded: 2010-07-29
Author: americansamoalaw

American Samoa - Doctors' Opinion - Disability Status - SSDI, SSI, SSD - Leone, AS

Call 1-800-667-5734 or visit the premiere Social Security website at: www.SocialSecurityDisability.com to understand how an Arkansas doctor can impact your Social Security Disability benefits. Social Security Disability Lawyer, Jerry Lynch, explains the importance of a doctor opinion. My Doctor says I Am Disabled.So Why Was I Turned Down for SSD SSI Benefits? There could be many reasons for the Social Security Administration ( SSA ) to turn down your claim, but one could be the Doctors notes. It might say something like you cant work but maybe the Doctor is saying you merely cant work at your present job which may be extremely heavy or maybe extraordinarily stressful. And yet even though you do have a mental or physical disability youre still able to do other less demanding jobs. So the type of letter that you need from a Doctor to really help you win your social security disability ( SSD )case is going to be much more complicated than what the Doctor is normally used to writing for his patients. Ifyou live in Aua, Fagatogo, Faleniu, Pago Pago, Pavaiai, Iliili, Leone, Nuuuli, Ofu, Swains, Tafuna or surrounding areas, place a call to 800-667-5734 and submit your application to have your claim reviewed by a professional disability claims lawyer.

Duration: 1:16
Published: 2010-03-05
Uploaded: 2010-06-22
Author: americansamoalaw

American Samoa - Social Security Claims Attorney SSDI, SSD, SSI, SSA AS - Disability Attorney

To have your claim reviewed by a social security disability lawyer, call 800-667-5734 or visit www.SocialSecurityDisability.com I only speak a Foreign Language. Can you help me? Although to receive SSI or Social Security Disability benefits, a person must be at least a legal permanent resident or a citizen. Regardless of what language you speak, you should not hesitate to apply for Social Security or SSI. http will provide you at appropriate steps with interpreters in just about any foreign language. Ifyou live in Aua, Fagatogo, Faleniu, Pago Pago, Pavaiai, Iliili, Leone, Nuuuli, Ofu, Swains, Tafuna or surrounding areas, place a call to 800-667-5734 and submit your application to have your claim reviewed by a professional disability claims lawyer.

Duration: 0:44
Published: 2010-03-05
Uploaded: 2010-08-07
Author: americansamoalaw

Social Security Attorney - Disability Case Leone, AS - Supplemental Income American Samoa

Call 1-800-667-5734 or visit www.SocialSecurityDisability.com; its an easy way to have your supplemental security income claim reviewed by a social security lawyer. What are the steps in typical SSD /SSI cases? Well of course you begin with an initial application. Once youve filed your initial application with Social Security then the file is put together by the local Social Security Disability office and then it is sent to the state agency where they are the ones who actually make the decision on whether you are disabled or not. At times they may send you out to a Doctor or they may not. But they ultimately will make a decision, the initial decision. If its positive then basically you proceed to the various steps to get your Disability Benefits and your Medicaid or Medicare. If there is a denial you then must file an appeal called reconsideration and then it is sent back to the state agency where another decision is made. Frequently the second level or the reconsideration results in a denial statistically the fewest cases are approved at that level. If you are denied at the reconsideration appeal level then the next step is to appeal and have a hearing with a Social Security Disability Judge. If you are denied, you can keep appealing. You can go to the appeals council. If youre denied there you can go into Federal Court. If your denied in the Federal District Court you can even appeal up to the United Stated Supreme Court. And maybe once ever year or two there is ...

Duration: 1:54
Published: 2010-03-05
Uploaded: 2010-03-05
Author: americansamoalaw

Minor Disability Benefits American Samoa Social Security - Swains, AS - Tafuna, AS

Visit www.SocialSecuritydisabiliy.com or call 1-800-667-5734 for more answers to frequently asked questions pertaining to supplemental security income and social security disability claims issues. Can Children get SSD SSI Benefits? The answer is yes, but they also to have to prove that they are disabled. Generally speaking when we are talking about benefits for children we are talking about SSI / SSD cases. Since obviously a child has not paid into the Social Security Disability system. So typically for a child to receive SSI benefits they not only have to prove that they are disabled under to Social Security Disability Law and the regulation for children and their disabilities are different in many key aspects than for adults. But in addition to proving their disability they also have to show that the family income is sufficiently low to get these benefits. Fortunately the family income for a child to receive SSI Benefits is very significantly higher than for an individual adult whos trying to receive SSI Benefits. A Social Security Disability ( SSD )lawyer represents disabled persons on a no fee if no recovery basis. Obtaining Social Security Disability benefits is a right you have if you are a citizen and you qualify to be disabled under the social security laws. If you live in Aua, Fagatogo, Faleniu, Pago Pago, Pavaiai, Iliili, Leone, Nuuuli, Ofu, Swains, Tafuna or surrounding areas, place a call to 800-667-5734 and submit your application to have your claim reviewed ...

Duration: 1:17
Published: 2010-03-05
Uploaded: 2010-03-05
Author: americansamoalaw