One thing that always confuses clients about disability hearings is the role of vocational experts. When you attend a disability hearing, the judge and your attorney will ask you a variety of questions about your past work, your symptoms, and what you now do on a...
Month: April 2017
Can You Get a Decision from a Judge at Your Hearing?
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the most common question clients ask me is how soon they'll get a decision following a hearing.Unfortunately, the best answer I can offer is "It depends."Most Social Security offices are severely backlogged with claims. On average, it takes...
New technology aims to reduce nursing injuries in VA hospitals
There is no question that it's difficult to take care of patients. Nurses in particular have long been known to suffer from serious injuries as a result of the activities they perform each day. Fortunately, there are changes happening that can help.If you've ever...
Claiming Social Security Disability and workers’ compensation
Workplace accidents result in many of the injuries people deal with today. In fact, a great proportion of disabilities in the United States are a result of workplace accidents or an individual's work. Workers who are injured on the job know that they can seek out...
The Right to Privacy
The right to privacy refers to the concept that personal information should be protected from public scrutiny. While not explicitly stated in the Constitution, the Fourth Amendment alludes to individual privacy rights in granting the people's right "to be secure in...
Medicare and Disability Benefits
Obtaining disability benefits is only half the battle for many clients.Even after a claim has been approved, there's still the matter of paying for doctor's visits, prescriptions, and other health care needs.Thankfully, Medicare covers those who receive Social...
Coping with Disability-Related Stress
Everyone copes with stress in their lives, but not everyone must deal with a disabling impairment. According to a 2010 survey by the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 1 in 5 people in the U.S. have a disability (Americans with Disabilities, 2010). More than half of the...
Injured At Work?
Find out if you can collect Work Comp benefits too