Houston Social Security
Disability Attorney
Looking out over the crowd of people at the American Legion Department of Texas Annual State Convention this month, there was likely no doubt in Gov. Rick Perry's mind that there were a lot of people in the state who had served their country in their lifetime. But...
As many of our readers here in Texas have already heard, the government is scrambling to put together a budget that will save the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund from running out in 2016. Although the federal government assures that it will be able to pay...
When it comes to recognizing whether a person has a disability, most people in the state of Texas think that if a person looks healthy then they must be healthy. But this isn't always the case, especially for people with mental conditions. That was where one Iraq War...
Some people here in Texas may remember the case of the Webb family back in 2008. Shortly after placing their 79-year-old family member in a Fort Worth nursing home for rehabilitation on her back, the elderly woman was prescribed a lethal dosage of pain killers from...
One of the most dominant reasons for the continuing unfair, marginalizing treatment of disabled persons in America is the lack of understanding and empathy that more able-bodied persons have for those with a debilitating condition. This disconnect, which often is most...
For those Americans who have suffered the tragic, frequently life-changing onset of a disability, almost every aspect of everyday life can become riddled with new, unforeseen difficulties. Important matters such as caring for family members, fulfilling job duties, and...
As we discussed in a previous post, the way in which every Texan who currently receives Social Security benefits, be they through the Association's SSD or SSDI programs, veterans benefits, or conventional payments to seniors who have paid into the system over the...
For a working family the challenges of caring for one or more members with a disability are potent and myriad. From medical bills to the strain a serious injury or disease can put on the very love that bonds a household together, disabilities of any kind can become a...
There are few afflictions that can be more difficult to either suffer from or watch a loved one combat than Alzheimer's disease. As proteins gather into a kind of plaque that impedes basic brain function, those who suffer from the disease not only lose the ability to...
As the country adapts and continues to grow in its awareness, accommodation, and treatment of disabling ailments and injuries, it appears inevitable that the lines demarcating what is a "disability" and what is not will shift at an ever-quickening pace. Now, with the...