Helping People With Disabilities Nationwide
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...
To determine whether a claimant is disabled, the first step for the adjudicator is to analyze whether the claimant has engaged in substantial gainful activity (SGA) since his or her onset date. Substantial gainful activity typically involves significant physical or...
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...
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has been criticized for many flaws. The Washington Times reported military veterans, denied access to government health care due to a backlog in appointments, are suffering needlessly. Almost one-third of the 847,000 veterans...
Benefits can be vital to a disabled Anoka County resident, particularly for elderly individuals living on fixed incomes. A denial of military veterans' disability benefits may be devastating financially for former military personnel who have filed claims for...
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]...
Agent Orange, a toxic herbicide, made its way onto the battlefields of Vietnam during the American war there, cutting through the vegetation. It was carried in C-123 aircraft, which dumped it on the landscape below.In the years since Vietnam, a lot has been learned...
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