Helping People With Disabilities Nationwide
Social Security is now in the third month of doing all hearings by phone due to the Covid-19 pandemic. At the soonest, it looks like in-person hearings will resume at some point in the fall, but there's no guarantee that hearing offices will even reopen until some...
Applying for and receiving Social Security Disability (SSD) is far from a slam dunk. Countless individuals who submit their applications for benefits end up receiving denial letters in the mail. You can save yourself a lot of time and effort by familiarizing yourself...
It does not matter how good of shape you were in. If you sustained a serious head injury, you may no longer be able to work. Some traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) can require around-the-clock support, and some TBI sufferers may have difficulty walking or talking.While...
According to the Mayo Clinic, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that is triggered by a terrifying event, either experienced or witnessed. Some symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety, and uncontrollable thoughts...
Once you realize that you're no longer capable of working, the next question you have to answer may very well be, "Is it time to file for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits?"The answer isn't always clear. On one hand, you're entitled to file your claim as soon...
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....
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