Houston Social Security
Disability Attorney
A working individual who becomes disabled due to an injury or condition that’s expected to last at least a year or to result in the person dying might choose to file for Social Security Disability insurance (SSDI). The payments from SSDI are meant to help the person...
Applying for Social Security Disability benefits (SSDI) takes a lot of effort, making it that much more defeating if the Social Security Administration (SSA) denies your application. When your first attempt at getting the support you need is denied, what can you do?...
An injury or illness does not affect two people in the exact same way. A medical condition could have a significant impact on your life, even though the same diagnosis has little effect on someone else. So when you apply for Social Security Disability, how do they...
People can experience the same medical condition with different degrees of severity and have unique symptoms. A condition that could completely prevent one person from retaining a job might be much more manageable in another individual. These discrepancies in severity...
A disability can wreak havoc on your life, such as by impacting your ability to work. Should you find yourself in this position, it may be time to seek Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits. While the process of applying is not as challenging as many people make...
If you have a disability that prevents you from working, don’t feel like you are alone. You absolutely are not. The truth is that people simply do not talk about disabilities all that often and they are actually more common than people realize. For instance, the...
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has specific rules and qualifications in place to ensure that only those with real need connect with federal disability benefits. Limits on assets, limits on income and specific requirements for the impact of medical conditions...
The statistic is intimidating: About 67% of all Social Security disability insurance claims (SSDI) are denied on the first application filed with the Social Security Administration (SSA). However, injured applicants should not get discouraged. And by all means, do not...
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can affect more than just your stomach. It can cause painful lumps on your skin, or more specifically, on your lower legs called erythema nodosum, and sometimes lead to the development of ulcers. Individuals over 40 who have received...
In order to qualify for certain federal critical disability benefits, like Supplemental Security Income (SSI), individual applicants typically need to meet certain financial requirements along with having a qualifying medical condition. Their income must be below a...