Helping People With Disabilities Nationwide
If you have been awarded disability benefits, it is important to be aware that Social Security will periodically review your case to determine whether you continue be medically disabled under the standard. This process is called “continuing disability review” (CDR)....
According to Minnesota law, an occupational disease is a condition “peculiar to the occupation in which the employee is engaged and due to causes in excess of the hazards ordinary of employment….” For example, for firefighters, certain types of cancer can be...
In Minnesota and throughout the United States, more than 70% of claims submitted to the Social Security Administration for benefits receive a denial. If this has happened in your case, try not to lose hope. The decision you received upon your initial SSD or SSI claim...
In the majority of successful Social Security disability cases, after years of waiting, multiple appeals, and at least one hearing before an administrative law judge, the claimant receives their much-needed benefits, and that’s largely the end of the story. But in...
The impact marriage has on your disability benefits can vary drastically depending on the type of claim you file. If you file an application for Social Security Disability Insurance – the system that you pay into with taxes and that determines eligibility based on...
Most people across the country experience some type of anxiety regularly. However, anxiety can become a major issue when it affects how a person functions on a day-to-day basis. Anyone who has an anxiety disorder knows how difficult it can be just to get through the...
Working in a manufacturing or industrial setting can be a smart career choice. Factory workers generally make more per hour than those in service-based professions. Manufacturing companies often offer decent benefits packages that include paid time off and various...
You’re right, medical evidence is CRTICAL to winning a disability case! But how do you get it to SSA or your attorney? How much is needed? What periods of time should be included? Why can’t SSA or your attorney simply find all this for you? Great questions, with some...
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome or ME/CFS, is a serious, condition with a wide range of symptoms, the most common of which is extreme tiredness. Other symptoms include difficulty recovering after physical activity, waking often at...
In the past few years, claimants applying for disability benefits have suffered longer and longer wait times for a decision on their claim. Currently, the average wait time for an Initial decision is 7 months! Claimants, and the attorneys trying to help them, know how...
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