Social Security Disability

Getting Social Security Disability can be difficult, even though it appears to be a straightforward process. On one hand, you know that you need to show you have a disability, and you may have an obvious one. On the other, the Social Security Administration has to be...

Some children are born with congenital conditions or acquire a birth injury due to complications during labor. Other children fall ill or get hurt during childhood. When a child has special needs, the whole family has to help support them. Given how expensive it is to...

The application process for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits is notoriously difficult. A significant number of applicants don't get benefits after applying, despite having debilitating or even terminal medical conditions. The difficulty of the...

Social Security Disability is available to certain people in the United States who have paid into the system over time. These individuals may suffer from illness or injuries that make it difficult for them to work, so they can seek Social Security Disability Insurance...

When you put in your SSD claim, you likely feel that it is warranted and may even be ironclad. In other words, you understand your need for benefits on a deep level, you feel your claim demonstrates that, and you expect it to get approved. But the fact of the matter...

There are dozens of medical conditions that may help someone qualify for Social Security Disability benefits. Conditions like fibromyalgia, arthritis, and multiple sclerosis, for example, are all conditions that can be disabling and leave someone in a position where...

For many years, people were told that fibromyalgia wasn’t a real condition. Since it has no clear, defined cause, many medical providers diagnosed patients with different diseases or started thinking that they were hypochondriacs. Today, fibromyalgia is recognized as...

Applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits is a demanding and even intimidating process. You have probably heard that many people don't get approved immediately after they apply. You probably also heard how time-consuming and detail-oriented...

Osteoarthritis is the fifth leading cause of disability in this country. Affecting more than 30 million Americans, this condition causes severe pain, stiffness and lack of mobility in the affected joints. The knee is often the joint that’s impacted. For individuals...

You may have tried for months to make your job tolerable when your medical condition started affecting your work. You may have tried pain management, assistive technology or even yoga. Unfortunately, with progressive or permanent medical conditions, staying at work...