Helping People With Disabilities Nationwide
Many individuals with physical or mental disabilities have physicians or practitioners who are supportive of their effort to obtain disability benefits. This can certainly be beneficial to an individual's case. However, the usefulness of these sentiments depends...
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Social Security Administration is currently holding all Social Security Disability hearings by telephone only. The Social Security Administration has not yet announced an end date in which hearings will return to either in...
The definition of disability is the inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medical determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous...
Even veterans who return from a combat zone without any physical injuries may have serious mental and emotional challenges to overcome. For those who lost friends while they were there, and who may even have been present when those individuals lost their lives, this...
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are injuries that individuals suffer after having been subjected to some type of outward force. An individual may be diagnosed with a TBI after becoming involved in a car crash, being involved in a contact-sports incident or an assault....
The ongoing pandemic has created a difficult situation for many individuals with chronic conditions who have pending disability claims.Remember that disability cases are built on consistent medical treatment. The more providers you see and the more treatment you...
After two months of pandemic lockdowns around the country, many states are now allowing businesses to reopen, albeit with new social distancing policies.This has put many workers, particularly those with autoimmune disorders, in a bind.A common refrain I see on social...
You wake up one night with shooting pain in your left hand. It's excruciating. You sit in bed waiting for it to subside, but it just won't go away.Which is strange, because you lost that hand in a workplace accident six months ago. This is a real phenomenon...
Understanding disabilities in the United States starts with breaking down the statistics and looking at the facts. This can help you form an accurate picture of what disabilities look like, whom they impact, how they change lives and what types of assistance different...
The current situation with the COVID-19 virus has spawned a new round of scams relating to Social Security. According to the Social Security Administration (SSA), individuals should not respond to calls, emails or other communications claiming to be from the U.S....
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