Why choosing a lawyer for SSDI/SSI claim is a game-changer
Applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) can be a daunting journey, filled with complex forms, legal jargon, and stringent requirements. While you have the option to navigate this process alone, hiring a law firm or lawyer to handle your SSDI or SSI applications can
A Guide to SSDI and SSI Applications for Multiple Sclerosis
Navigating the complexities of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applications for Multiple Sclerosis can be particularly challenging. At our law firm, we assist MS patients in securing the disability benefits they rightfully deserve. This post provides key insights and advice to streamline your application process
Improving the Social Security Disability Adjudication Process: Insights and Recommendations
In a recent correspondence aimed at improving the Social Security Disability adjudication process, the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR) addressed Commissioner Martin O’Malley of the Social Security Administration (SSA). This dialogue focuses on enhancing the efficiency and fairness of the SSA's disability adjudication process, highlighting several pressing
SSDI/SSI BENEFITS BASED ON BORDERLINE INTELLECTUAL FUNCTIONING
Disability claimants with borderline intellectual functioning (IQs between 71 and 84) can qualify for disability benefits and SSI. This is especially so if they have other impairments. Borderline intellectual functioning is a cognitive impairment resulting in lower than average intelligence, but not a severe intellectual disability which was formerly known as
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) AS A BASIS FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS AND SSI
PTSD is a mental health disorder* that affects individuals who either experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as war combat, sexual assault, child abuse, car accident, or natural disaster. The condition can severely impact the sufferer causing, for example, flashbacks, nightmares, or other impairment related to the memory of
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY FEDERAL COURT ACTIONS
WHY? Your claim for SSI and/or SSDI has been denied by the Social Security Administration (SSA) at Initial Review, upon Reconsideration, before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), and by the highest administrative tribunal, the Appeals Council (AC). You have exhausted all possible administrative remedies and, despite having been unable to work
DISABILITY AND SSI BASED ON MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS)
Multiple sclerosis (MS) involves an immune-mediated process in which an abnormal response of the body’s immune system is directed against the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS is made up of the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. Within the CNS, the immune system causes inflammation that damages myelin — the fatty substance that surrounds and
COVID-19 AND DISABILITY
A number of clients have asked about Covid-19 as a basis for disability benefits or SSI. While most people recover from the virus after several weeks, some suffer more serious effects and ongoing impairments. Those with autoimmune diseases such as MS, lupus, or rheumatoid arthritis, those with other chronic health conditions
New Guidance on Statutory Benefit Continuation
SSA updated its coronavirus website on November 6 to include new guidance for people whose disability benefits were terminated because of a Continuing Disability Review determination or age-18 redetermination. Those who submitted requests for reconsideration of the termination but did not elect statutory benefits consideration can now request that their benefits continue until