Helping People With Disabilities Nationwide
When an individual is denied social security benefits at initial and reconsideration, their case is then set for a hearing before an administrative law judge. Having to attend a hearing is very common. In fact, a hearing is set in majority of social security...
Critics of a proposed change in how Social Security conducts continuing disability reviews say that if a new rule is enacted, it could result benefits being terminated for millions of people. Currently, when an individual is approved for Social Security Disability...
The Social Security Administration (SSA) carefully evaluates every single case that they get when people claim they are disabled and can no longer work. Every case has its own set of facts and important details. Do not assume that any two cases are the same or that an...
Of the many arcane rules in Social Security that confuse claimants, perhaps none is more frustrating than the five month waiting period for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits.If you're unfamiliar with the rule, it works like this: Let's say you apply for...
Advertisements for the military may make you think that almost everyone who joins up sees combat, but that is not actually the case. Even in the modern world, with wars that seem to drag on for decades, most soldiers do not ever have to fire their weapons. How many...
According to the CDC, 23% of all adults in the United States have arthritis. It is the leading cause of disability preventing Americans from working. Inflammatory arthritis is a group of diseases characterized by inflammatory of the joints and often other tissues...
A somatic symptom disorder (formerly known as "somatoform disorder") is a mental illness characterized by the manifestation of physical symptoms such as pain, weakness, pseudoseizures, sensory abnormalities, or gastrointestinal issues. These physical symptoms are...
Arthritis can lead to significant pain and the loss of mobility. No matter what industry you work in, that's nothing you want to take lightly. It can make it nearly impossible to do your job.It's also very common. According to the Centers for Disease Control and...
Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) occurs when the venous wall and/or valves in the leg veins are not working effectively, making it difficult for blood to return to the heart from the legs. CVI causes blood to "pool" or collect in these veins. This pooling is called...
There are a hundred different ways or more that people deal with their stress and anxiety. Some meditate. Some take up yoga or martial arts. Some people just unwind with Netflix over the weekend before they face another week full of responsibilities and decisions....
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