Helping People With Disabilities Nationwide
A new year means changes to how the Social Security Administration calculates benefits and eligibility for its disability programs.Probably the biggest change for 2018 will be the amount that Supplemental Security Income recipients receive each month.SSI is a...
Living with a disability is not only difficult; it is often devastating and frustrating. As someone living with an "invisible" illness, you know all-too-well how hard it is to try to do the things you're used to doing and not being able to do so. You may no longer be...
Everyone who applies for Social Security hopes for a fully favorable decision. Typically, adjudicators will issue either a fully favorable decision, or a denial. At times, however, an adjudicator may render a partially favorable decision. The partially favorable...
Hurricanes, 9-11, and mass school shootings, have all tragically claimed victims. Acute stress reactions are highly prevalent among survivors. In the aftermath of mass violence, terror, or disaster, most people can fully recover from even moderate stress reactions in...
A working paper by researchers from Temple University, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Cincinnati has found an unusual connection between disability claims and states that have legalized medical marijuana. The study found that Social Security Disability...
In the military, you're exposed to many different things, from death to great achievements. As a result of the traumatic things you've been through, you may now struggle with your mental health. As a veteran, it is within your rights to obtain help for these...
Claimants who have been denied Social Security Disability benefits can wait months or even years to plead their case before an administrative law judge. When a hearing is finally scheduled, attendance is important. The hearing office is required to provide at least 75...
If you have a head injury, you can take steps to qualify for Social Security Disability (SSD). While a severe head or brain injury does impact your everyday life, you'll need to prove that to the Social Security Administration (SSA) to obtain disability benefits....
You've probably heard that the state of Illinois is not in great shape economically. In fact, nearly 40,000 people moved out of the state last year. So since almost all of the disability cases I handle are in Illinois, it's not surprising that the question I'm asked...
At step three of the sequential evaluation process, the adjudicator must determine whether the claimant's diagnosable medical impairments meet or equal a Listing of Impairments. The Listing of Impairments describes the medical criteria for each body system considered...
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