Did you know that failing to report certain changes in your life can seriously affect your Social Security Disability benefits?In some cases, not informing the Social Security Administration of a change can result in you being paid too much — and in this case, you...
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Do migraines qualify as a disability under SSDI?
As you may already know, in order for the Social Security Administration to consider your application for benefits, your condition must first meet the definition of a disability. According to SSA, a condition is considered a disability if it a.) will last at least a...
How a saliva test can help Alzheimer’s patients get benefits
As many of our Fresno and Oakland readers know, getting access to disability benefits starts with a diagnosis of a debilitating illness, disease or health condition. Without this diagnosis, applications for benefits are left in limbo or even denied because the Social...
The prosthetic arm that promises the sense of touch to amputees
Imagine for a moment that you have lost one of your arms because of a serious injury. Without your arm, you have lost the ability to perform certain tasks as well as your ability to feel the world around you. Though you may have a prosthetic arm that helps you regain...
Overcoming ignorance about what disability should ‘look like’
Despite how far America has come in the past few decades, disability is still very misunderstood. And sadly, ignorance about what it means to be disabled often leads to insults, insensitivity and lack of empathy for those struggling to live as others do.Perhaps the...
Don’t fall for these disability myths
There are many myths out there about disability benefits. As a law firm that helps people secure Social Security Disability benefits, our clients ask about these myths from time to time, so we’d like to address a few of them today.Myth: It is not worth applying for...
Has 80 years clouded course for Social Security and disability?
Eighty years ago this month, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. The implications for California and all other U.S. retirees, and eventually disabled individuals too, have been far reaching.Over the course of those decades a lot of...
What evidence does Social Security expect to approve benefits?
Private insurance companies tend to be pretty strict about what evidence they want and how they want it when it comes to making determinations about what claims they will pay and which they will not. It should surprise no one in Fresno or the rest of California that...
Experiment planned to improve veteran disability benefits
Today's veterans benefit system is in place with the best of intentions. The goal is to provide material support to those who suffer disability as a result of military service to our country. Securing benefits for disabled veterans can be complicated, however, and can...
Poll: Views on intellectually disabled in U.S. life conflict
The struggle for the rights of people with any form of disability can be a hard one. Whether a person is born with a physical or intellectual disability or becomes disabled due to injury or illness, the process of obtaining support allowed under law can be...