Helping People With Disabilities Nationwide
Workplace injuries can be both physically and financially devastating. Understanding your rights and responsibilities under workers' compensation is crucial for protecting your well-being and securing the benefits you deserve. Workers' compensation: A brief overview...
No matter how strong a disability case looks before a hearing, for reasons that often aren’t even clear to an attorney, administrative law judges deny good cases. When this happens, the first instinct of most clients is to appeal. They feel wronged, and they want to...
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits are available to many working adults. However, most people never need to apply for SSDI benefits because they remain healthy prior to retirement. Those who do apply do not necessarily have any guarantee of success....
In most cases, you must have earned at least 20 credits in the ten year period immediately before your disability began to be eligible for SSDI benefits. There are special rules for individuals under age 31. For those under the age of 24, you may be eligible if you...
In Illinois, there are a number of state funded assistance programs. If you are awarded SSI you may be eligible for cash and medical assistance through Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (AABD). To receive this assistance you must meet certain requirements such as...
In the last few weeks, Social Security implemented one of its biggest rule changes in years, that is already seeing more claimants approved at the hearing level more quickly. It’s a pretty simple change with big consequences. Up until now, part of the disability...
One thing many clients tell me led them to apply for disability is that there are simply no jobs where they live. This is especially true for claimants who live in rural areas where the only employer may be a gas station or grocery store with lifting or standing...
A large percentage of people who apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits receive a denial. They may have to appeal to obtain the SSDI benefits they need to pay their bills. People with medical issues severe enough to apply for SSDI benefits...
When you're grappling with a disability that prevents you from working, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) can be a lifeline. But as you navigate this new chapter of your life, you might find yourself wondering: "Do I have to pay taxes on these benefits?"...
Most people who are applying for Social Security Disability (SSD) are in dire need of some financial relief due to their inability to earn an income. Unfortunately, the current system has a five-month waiting period before an applicant can start receiving benefits....
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