Helping People With Disabilities Nationwide
When military veterans struggle with mental, emotional and physical issues after returning from combat, it's often hard for people to help them. Vets may feel like no one else can really understand what they went through. Some have called it a post-military...
One of the key requirements of a successful disability claim is that an individual must suffer from an impairment that has lasted, or is expected to last, 12 consecutive months.The way to establish this is with regular treatment with medical providers, though...
Earlier this month, The New York Times ran an article detailing a proposal by the Trump administration to fund a program that would monitor the social media posts of individuals collecting Social Security disability payments.Details of the proposal are sparse at the...
When they return to the United States after serving in combat, many veterans face a significant amount of serious health challenges. Some of these are mental issues, which often are not as clear-cut as physical issues. They can impact relationships, make it so that...
If you qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), your first question is probably simple: How much money am I actually going to receive? What does this qualification mean for you from a financial standpoint? Just how much of an impact is it going to have on your...
I can never forget my first experience as a fast food worker. No matter what shift I worked or at what station, I always came home smelling of grease. I was occasionally burned by a hot grill or had fingers smashed unloading boxes of frozen food. Even as I continued...
A closed period of disability is a period with a beginning date and a definite ending date established by the adjudicator. A claimant may be entitled to a closed period of disability if the evidence shows he or she was disabled for a continuous period of at least 12...
Under the regulations followed by the Social Security Administration, there are a two ways that an individual suffering from congenital heart disease may be approved for disability benefits.The Social Security Administration will grant disability benefits to...
Accidents happen and it doesn't take much more than a trip over a curb to wind up with a broken limb -- or maybe two broken limbs. If you suddenly find yourself with both arms or both legs in a cast, however, you can't count on Social Security Disability benefits to...
Prior to your disability hearing, your attorney will likely make clear to you that it is a very informal type of proceeding. There will not be an adversarial attorney cross-examining you and trying to prove that you are not disabled. You will not have to "take the...
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