Helping People With Disabilities Nationwide
If you have a hearing for Social Security Disability benefits, a decision on your case will involve more than just a simple "yes" or "no." The adjudicator must consider allegations of subjective complaints of pain or other symptoms, along with the rest of the relevant...
As the parent of a deaf child, I often meet families of people with significant hearing loss. When they learn of my profession, a question I am commonly asked is whether they can receive disability benefits for their hearing loss. Typically, hearing loss by itself...
In the year 2000, President Clinton signed into law the Electronic Signature in Global and National Commerce Act (the E-sign Act), which declares that an electronic signature "may not be denied legal effect, validity, or enforceability solely because it is in...
Medical marijuana users in Minnesota will now be able to get discounts if they buy their entire month's supply at once. One of Minnesota's two medical marijuana locations is offering a 15 percent discount to patients who buy all of their month's supply in advance.The...
Supporting your disability claim with medical evidence of record is a crucial part of the evaluation process. Under CFR § 404.704, when evidence is needed for claim development, the claimant is responsible for obtaining and giving the evidence to Social Security...
In order to determine whether you are disabled under the Social Security Act, the adjudicator must determine your residual functional capacity (RFC) when applying the medical-vocational framework (SSR 83-10). Social Security Administration uses the criteria developed...
Diabetes mellitus is an endocrine gland disorder affecting the production of insulin. It can be a debilitating and devastating impairment, as the overall risk of dying among people with diabetes is at least double the risk of their peers without diabetes worldwide.[1]...
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is an inherited connective tissue disorder that interferes with the structure, production, or processing of collagen. The disorder typically affects the skin, joints, and blood vessels, with symptoms including easy bruising, ligamentous laxity,...
As one legal scholar stated, "the rules [of conduct for representatives] are a model of ambiguity with regard to any duty to disclose adverse evidence." [1] Last month, the Social Security Administration published a final rule effective April 20, 2015, which clarifies...
After finding an individual disabled, Social Security Administration will perform a continuing disability review (CDR) from time to time to evaluate whether an individual continues to meet the disability requirements of the law (DI 13001.001; DI 28001.001). By...
Due to the lengthy process involved in seeking Social Security benefits, many claimants will at some point attempt to return to work in either a full time or part time capacity. Social Security, in order to encourage claimants in job seeking has built in a number of...
When you file for disability, the claimant bears the burden to prove the allegation that he or she is not able to work due a physical and/or mental impairment. Therefore, it is important to be in regular treatment to have proof that you are disabled. However, many...
Many people wait months and even years for a hearing in front of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) to determine whether they meet the Social Security definition of disability. At least 20 days prior to your scheduled hearing, you will receive a Notice of Hearing that...
Social Security Disability applicants frequently want to know how much they will be paid when they win their case. The amount of money received through the Social Security Disability Insurance program depends on how much you have paid into the Social Security Trust...
As my colleague indicated in her post last week, an adult must suffer from a "medically determinable impairment" in order to receive disability benefits, and not every impairment is easily proven by clinical or laboratory findings. There is no gold standard, for...
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