Helping People With Disabilities Nationwide
If you apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) in Minnesota, you may still get a denial even when your doctor says your condition limits your ability to work. That result can be confusing, especially when the same doctor has treated you over time and...
What kind of benefits am I entitled to, and for how long? Once you reported your injury with your employer, and the workers' compensation insurer approved your claim, you should be entitled to wage loss benefits depending on your work and health status. First, your...
The Social Security Administration has announced another update to its Compassionate Allowance List. The newly added conditions are: Adenylosuccinate Lyase Deficiency – Neonatal Form and Type 1 Aicardi Syndrome Baraitser-Winter Syndrome Beare-Stevenson Cutis Gyrata...
Autism can affect your ability to communicate, interact with others, concentrate, adapt to changes, and function independently. For some individuals, these limitations can make it difficult, if not impossible to maintain full-time employment. If autism significantly...
If your depression gets severe enough every winter to affect your ability to work, you may be wondering whether it qualifies for Social Security Disability Insurance. For many people in Minnesota and across the Midwest, seasonal mental disorders are far more than the...
When disability claimants can no longer work, they’ll do almost anything to pay the bills. Many are able to find part time jobs to pay the bills, or rely on friends and family for support. But others turn to unemployment insurance for assistance. While there is no...
A Newsweek article just confirmed what many clients have been saying for months: Social Security wait times are getting worse. That’s at all stages of the disability process from initial applications to PERC interviews that determine Supplemental Security income...
Teaching can be physically demanding. A hallway fall, physical harm during a student incident or pain that builds through repeated tasks can affect your ability to keep teaching and earning a paycheck. Recognizing these conditions can help you connect your symptoms to...
When a health condition keeps you from working, the monthly disability check is only part of the worry. You may also need doctor visits, prescriptions, scans, therapy or surgery. So it is natural to ask whether Social Security disability also comes with health...
Chronic pain can shrink your workday long before you feel ready to leave the workforce. You may still want to earn a paycheck, support your family and keep a normal routine, yet your body may no longer tolerate standing through a shift, lifting job materials or...
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