Houston Social Security
Disability Attorney
If you are a Houston resident who is struggling to make ends meet, you may have considered applying for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. But you may have held back out of uncertainty about whether or not you would qualify for the federal benefit program....
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...
Because many people applying for Social Security disability benefits are experiencing this system for the first time, it can be easy for them to make decisions based on hearsay. Believing these myths can make the application process more stressful or difficult. What...
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...
Social Security is a critical social and financial safety net that helps protect individuals in the United States from poverty related to age or medical conditions. However, given that many people don't need Social Security benefits until they retire, there is plenty...
If your request for reconsideration of a denied claim for Social Security Disability benefits is also denied, you may request a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ). The good news is that more than 60% of cases heard by ALJs result in approved claims. 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...