We Fight To Help You Get The SSD Or SSI Benefits You Deserve – Changing Lives For The Better
If you have recently entered the world of work, you probably do not give a second thought to disability. Yet, if you are 20 years old, you have a one in four chance of becoming disabled before you reach retirement. While a disability could be devastating at any age,...
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSD) can provide a lifeline for those whose injury or illness prevents them from working. To get it, you need to file an application with the Social Security Administration (SSA). Each year the SSA rejects many people’s claims....
Depression can be debilitating. There’s no question about it. If you struggle with depression, you likely understand well that this condition is far more than sadness as a result of a life event or a particular circumstance. It is a medical condition, specifically, a mental disability, that can affect those who have it in a wide variety of ways. Depending…
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSD or SSD) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) federal disability benefit programs each have different eligibility requirements and pay different amounts in monthly benefit payments. But one important feature they both share is how they define a qualifying disability. Bipolar Disorder is undeniably recognized as a qualified impairment on which a successful disability claim can be…
Bipolar Disorder can be an extremely taxing and frustrating disability to deal with. Characterized by periods of mania and extremely upbeat feelings, followed by episodes of severe depression or anxiety, this condition can take a heavy toll on the disabled person’s psychology and emotions. The last thing that an individual suffering from bipolar disability needs are financial difficulties and outstanding…
The federal government processed the third stimulus payment in April of 2021, but there are people who have yet to receive it even though they met the eligibility rules. If you depend on Supplemental Security Income benefits as your primary source of income and have not received a stimulus check, continue reading for information about how to go about getting…
The chronic pain and fatigue caused by fibromyalgia makes it difficult to work. An evaluation and treatment plan from a physician who has experience with the illness helps many people manage their condition and continue working. If you have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and find that your best efforts at management of its symptoms does not allow you to continue…
Working long enough at a job to be able eventually to retire and with enough retirement income to live comfortably may be your goal. However, data compiled by the Social Security Administration shows that a quarter of the workforce who are now 20 years old will be unable to work because of a disabling illness or injury before reaching retirement…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other government health agencies now know a great deal more about COVID-19 than they did at the start of the pandemic. They now know while most people recover after being infected with the virus, some people continue to experience lingering health issues that may continue for months or years after recovering from…
The Anxiety and Depression Association of America reports that 40 million people in the United States live with some form of anxiety disorder and more than 17 million adults live with depression. If you have been diagnosed with anxiety and depression that affects your ability to work and earn a living, a short-term disability may be available to provide financial…
