Social Disability Lawyer Blog

The Blue Book contains four listings that pertain to arthritis and its associated impairments, namely Listings 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, and 14.09. If your arthritis has led to significant joint dysfunction in your spine, you may automatically qualify for disability benefits under  Listing 1.02 by demonstrating that you have a joint deformity resultin...

Cancer appears in a range of forms and sizes, depending on the severity of the disease. You may have applied for Social Security benefits to compensate for lost income and rapidly rising medical costs as a result of a severe form of cancer. Much to your dismay, the Social Security Administration (SSA) denied disability benefits for you, leaving you...

Cancer is a group of diseases that are distinguished by normal cell growth and the potential to spread to or invade other parts of the body. Cancer may spread to nearly any part of the body, including the breasts, prostate, skin, intestines, bones, and lungs. Cancer is a grouping of 100 different diseases. The National Cancer Institute estimates 43...

Social Security disability benefits may be available to you if you have a serious heart condition that prevents you from working full-time. A few cardiovascular conditions, like Heart Failure, coronary artery disease, repetitive arrhythmias, and heart transfers, may naturally qualify you for disability benefits through Social Security "Blue Book" P...

  Let's get one thing out of the way right away: there is no such thing as a "bonus" for Social Security. However, you are certain to be able to increase the amount of your retirement benefits by taking certain actions. It can be essential to have good Social Security to have a thorough understanding of the options available for retirement in ...

By providing benefits and financial protection to millions of people throughout their lives, Social Security has contributed to the security of today and tomorrow for more than 85 years. Women live longer on average than men. The typical woman in a traditional couple is approximately two years younger than her partner. Consequently, roughly 90% of ...

Retroactive payments cover the time you were disabled but did not apply for benefits. This might be because you didn't realize you qualified or because you haven't had a chance to start the application yet. Payments Made Retroactively in SSI Cases Supplemental Security Income payments are not made retroactively (SSI). Individuals who are approved f...

Only in extremely exceptional emergency situations can Social Security give hardship payments to disability applicants. If you have a clearly crippling impairment and Social Security agrees that your claim has a high possibility of being granted, the SSA may issue you presumptive disability (PD) or presumptive blindness (PB) payments (if you are bl...

Hemophilia diseases are genetic illnesses that impair the body's capacity to cause blood clotting and coagulation, which are processes that halt bleeding when blood arteries are ruptured. Because haemophiliacs have a difficult difficulty stopping bleeding once it begins, they must exercise caution in circumstances where they may be cut. Those with ...

Vasculitis is a term used to describe a collection of diseases that cause inflammation in your blood vessels. It is sometimes referred to as angiitis or arteritis. It might make your blood vessels weak, stretched, bigger, or smaller. They could fully close. Vasculitis may affect anyone at any age. Some cancers cause damage to blood arteries that tr...

You may have to wait up to five months after your application is approved for Social Security disability benefits before getting compensation. However, in rare cases, a Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) applicant may not be able to wait that long. In some situations, an applicant may be eligible for a compassionate allowance. The SSDI wil...

Numerous symptoms that can have a significant impact on a person's quality of life can be caused by adrenal gland disorders. It can be impossible for people with the condition to continue working full-time because these symptoms can make even the simplest everyday tasks impossible. The situation works because of the income loss and lack of medical ...

Now is the ideal time to make sense of how the planning of these installments functions. Everyone should check their mailbox over the next few months for a specific letter about how their Social Security benefits will increase in 2023. Also stay tuned in for our articles about SSDI and SSI amount in 2023. It ought to be delivered to everyone i...

Despite years of low or no earnings, the disability freeze may prevent your Social Security disability or retirement benefits from being reduced. Disability causes a person to always have gaps in their employment history or times when they made less money because of their illness. This can reduce your disability or retirement benefits or even rende...

In the United States, around 700,000 knee replacements are performed each year, by Orthopedic surgeons, with the vast majority of them being successful. During partial or total knee replacement surgery, plastic and metal parts replace damaged tissues and bone in the knee joint. Depending on the severity of the injury, recovery time might range from...

  Claimants suffering from terminal diseases have a greater likelihood of receiving Social Security Disability benefits than others. When a terminally ill person applies for SSDI or SSI disability benefits, the Social Security Administration will process the application as quickly as possible while taking the patient's mental state into accoun...

The Compassionate Allowance List allows for accelerated clearance for certain significant and easily proven ailments. In response to complaints about long delays in getting disability decisions, the Social Security Administration (SSA) now offers a Compassionate Allowances programme for disabled employees who have filed for Social Security disabili...

The "alleged start date" decides when you become eligible for disability payments and how far back you will be paid. If you were handicapped before applying for SSDI, you may get retroactive benefits for up to 12 months from the day you applied. To be eligible for a full year of backpay, you must have been handicapped for at least 17 months prior t...

Acid peptic disease, sometimes known as APD, is a series of illnesses. Acid and peptic activity in stomach secretions cause all of these illnesses. APD occurs when stomach acid irritates the inner cells (mucosal layer). In acid peptic diseases, the oesophagus, stomach, and duodenum are the most commonly afflicted organs. What exactly causes acid pe...

To be eligible for Social Security disability insurance (SSDI), you must earn less than a certain amount per month (or be considered capable of doing substantial gainful activity), have paid FICA taxes to the Social Security Administration for a certain number of years (usually at least five to ten years), and meet certain citizenship or lawful res...